Location

Kericho Airport is located in Kericho District

Kericho District

Kericho is a district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kericho. It has a population of 468,493 and an area of 2,111 km² .The district has three constituencies:*Belgut Constituency*Ainamoi Constituency...

, Rift Valley Province, in the town of Kericho

Kericho

Kericho is a Kenyan County located to the South West of the country and lies within the highlands west of The Great Rift Valley. The capital of the district is Kericho town. The district home to the best of Kenyan Tea which is world famous for its brightness, attractive color, brisk flavor and...

, in the southwestern part of Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

 on the map.

Its location is approximately 206 kilometres (128 mi), by air, northwest of Nairobi International Airport, the country’s largest civilian airport. The geographic coordinates of this airport are:0° 23' 6.00"N, +35° 14' 42.00"E (Latitude:-0.3850000; Longitude:35.245000).

Overview

Kericho Airport is a small civilian airport, serving the border town of Kericho

Kericho

Kericho is a Kenyan County located to the South West of the country and lies within the highlands west of The Great Rift Valley. The capital of the district is Kericho town. The district home to the best of Kenyan Tea which is world famous for its brightness, attractive color, brisk flavor and...

 and surrounding communities. The airport is situated 7165 feet (2,183.9 m) above sea level. It has a single asphalt

Asphalt

Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...

 runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

 that is 4050 feet (1,234.4 m) long.

Airlines and destinations

There is no regular, scheduled airline service to Kericho Airport at this time.

External links

• Location of Kericho Airport At Google Maps
• Website of Kenya Airports Authority
• List of Airports In Kenya

See also

• Kericho
  Kericho
  Kericho is a Kenyan County located to the South West of the country and lies within the highlands west of The Great Rift Valley. The capital of the district is Kericho town. The district home to the best of Kenyan Tea which is world famous for its brightness, attractive color, brisk flavor and...
  
  
• Kericho District
  Kericho District
  Kericho is a district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kericho. It has a population of 468,493 and an area of 2,111 km² .The district has three constituencies:*Belgut Constituency*Ainamoi Constituency...
  
  
• Rift Valley Province
• Kenya Airports Authority
  Kenya Airports Authority
  Kenya Airports Authority 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 Act, Cap 395, provides for the powers and functions of the...
  
  
• Kenya Civil Aviation Authority
  Kenya Civil Aviation Authority
  Kenya Civil Aviation Authority 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....
  
  
• List of airports in Kenya