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Jomo Kenyatta
International Airport
  • IATA: NBO
  • ICAO: HKJK
  • WMO: 63740
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorKenya Airports Authority
ServesNairobi Metropolitan Region
LocationEmbakasi, Nairobi, Kenya
Opened9 March 1958; 66 years ago (1958-03-09)
Hub for
  • Kenya Airways
  • Jambojet
  • Fly540
  • African Express Airways
Elevation AMSL1,624 m / 5,330 ft
Coordinates01°19′07″S 36°55′33″E / 1.31861°S 36.92583°E / -1.31861; 36.92583
Websitekaa.go.ke
Map
NBO is located in Kenya
NBO
NBO
Location within Kenya
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 4,200 13,507 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passengers984,769 [citation needed]
Aircraft Movements2,000 [1]
Economic Impact0.01% of GDP ($781 Million / KES 1.8 Billion) [2]
Latitude and longitude provided by Kenya Airports Authority

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (IATA: NBO, ICAO: HKJK) is an international airport serving Nairobi, the capital and largest city of Kenya. The other three important international airports in Kenya include Kisumu International Airport, Moi International Airport and Eldoret International Airport. JKIA is located in the Embakasi suburb 18 kilometres (11 mi) southeast of Nairobi's central business district, the airport has scheduled flights to destinations in over 50 countries.[3] Originally named Embakasi Airport, the airport's name was changed in 1978 after Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya's first President and Prime Minister. The airport served over 7 million passengers in 2016,[4] making it the seventh busiest airport in passenger traffic on the continent.[5]

The postal code for Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) is 00501[6]

  1. ^ "Passenger and Cargo Traffic-April 2018". Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. ^ "JKIA's Contribution to economy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Jomo Kenyatta, Nairobi (NBO) flight index". Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  4. ^ "JKIA passenger numbers hit record high". Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  5. ^ "AfroVisual Data "Africa's Top 10 Busiest Airports in 2016"". Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  6. ^ Nash. "Nairobi Postal Code is 00100 - Complete List - 2023 [BEST]". nashthuo.com. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

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