Loitokitok Airstrip is an
airstrip
An aerodrome, airfield, or airstrip is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for public or private use. Aerodromes in ...
in
Loitokitok
Loitokitok, also Oloitokitok, is a town in Kajiado County, Kajiado South Constituency close to the Tanzania and Kenya border. It is a vibrant multi cultural, multi ethnic border town.
Location
Loitokitok town lies within the foothills and in a ...
,
Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...
.
Location
Loitokitok Airstrip is located in the town of
Loitokitok
Loitokitok, also Oloitokitok, is a town in Kajiado County, Kajiado South Constituency close to the Tanzania and Kenya border. It is a vibrant multi cultural, multi ethnic border town.
Location
Loitokitok town lies within the foothills and in a ...
,
Kajiado County
Kajiado County is a county in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya. As of 2019, Kajiado county spanned an area of 21,292.7 km2, with a recorded population of 1,117,840. The county borders Nairobi and to its south it borders the Tanza ...
, in southeastern
Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...
, at the International border with the
Republic of Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...
. The airport lies to the northeast of the town's
central business district
A central business district (CBD) is the Commerce, commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides wit ...
.
Its location is approximately , by air, southeast of
Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport. The geographic coordinates of this airport are:2° 54' 25.00"S, 37° 31' 17.00"E (Latitude:-2.9069453; Longitude:37.521389).
Overview
Loitokitok Airstrip serves the town of
Loitokitok
Loitokitok, also Oloitokitok, is a town in Kajiado County, Kajiado South Constituency close to the Tanzania and Kenya border. It is a vibrant multi cultural, multi ethnic border town.
Location
Loitokitok town lies within the foothills and in a ...
and the adjacent communities. Situated at above sea level, as a single unpaved
runway
In aviation, a runway is an elongated, rectangular surface designed for the landing and takeoff of an aircraft. Runways may be a human-made surface (often asphalt concrete, asphalt, concrete, or a mixture of both) or a natural surface (sod, ...
that is long.
Airlines and destinations
At the moment there are no regular, scheduled airline services to Loitokitok Airstrip.
See also
*
Kenya Airports Authority
Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) is the owner and operator of nine civilian airports and airstrips in Kenya. Kenya Airports Authority was established by an act of Parliament in 1992, by the ruling Kenya African National Union government. The KAA ...
*
Kenya Civil Aviation Authority
Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) is a state corporation of Kenya that is responsible for regulating the aviation industry in Kenya and for providing air navigation services in the Kenya flight region.
The KCAA offers training in the aviation ...
*
List of airports in Kenya
The following is a list of airports and air bases in Kenya, sorted by location.
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List
See also
* Transport in Kenya
* List of airports by ICAO code: H#HK - Kenya
* Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Afric ...
References
External links
Location of Loitokitok Airport At Google Maps Website of Kenya Airports Authority Airkenya Flight Routes*
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Airports in Kenya
Airports in Rift Valley Province
Kajiado County
Mount Kilimanjaro