Mackinnon Road Airport
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Location
Mackinnon Road Airport is located in Taita-Taveta DistrictTaita-Taveta District
Taita Taveta-District is one of the seventy-one districts of Kenya, located in the Coast Province of that country. It lies approximately 200 km northwest of Mombasa and 360 km southeast of Nairobi city....
, Coast Province
Coast Province
Coast Province of Kenya, along the Indian Ocean, is one of Kenya's seven administrative provinces outside Nairobi. It comprises the Indian Ocean coastal strip with the capital city at Mombasa and is inhabited by the Mijikenda and Swahili, among others...
, in the town of Mackinnon Road
Mackinnon Road
Mackinnon Road is a town in Coast Province, Kenya, with a population of around 8000 in 1999, located between Mombasa and Voi.It has a station on the railway between Mombasa and Nairobi and was probably named because it was a junction of the Uganda Railway and the Mackinnon ox cart road 90km/60...
, in southeastern 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...
, close to the International border with the Republic of Tanzania and to the eastern coast of Kenya, on the shores of the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
. The airport lies just below the southern tip of Tsavo East National Park
Tsavo National Park
Tsavo National Park may refer to:* Tsavo East National Park, a national park in Kenya on the eastern side of the A109 road.* Tsavo West National Park, a national park in Kenya on the western side of the A109 road....
.
Its location is approximately 357 kilometres (221.8 mi), by air, southeast of Nairobi International Airport, the country’s largest civilian airport. Makinnon Road Airport is located approximately 70 kilometres (43.5 mi), by air, northwest of Moi International Airport
Moi International Airport
Moi International Airport , also Mombasa International Airport, or Mombasa Airport, is an airport in Kenya.-Location:Mombasa Airport, , is located in Mombasa District, Coast Province, in the city of Mombasa, in a township called Port Reitz, in southeastern Kenya, along the Indian Ocean coast.Its...
, the nearest International Airport. The geographic coordinates of this airport are:3° 44' 0.00"S, 39° 2' 42.00"E (Latitude:-3.733334; Longitude:39.045000).
Overview
Mackinnon Road Airport is a small airport that serves the town of Mackinnon RoadMackinnon Road
Mackinnon Road is a town in Coast Province, Kenya, with a population of around 8000 in 1999, located between Mombasa and Voi.It has a station on the railway between Mombasa and Nairobi and was probably named because it was a junction of the Uganda Railway and the Mackinnon ox cart road 90km/60...
and the adjacent Tsavo National Park
Tsavo National Park
Tsavo National Park may refer to:* Tsavo East National Park, a national park in Kenya on the eastern side of the A109 road.* Tsavo West National Park, a national park in Kenya on the western side of the A109 road....
. Situated at 1181 feet (360 m) above sea level, the airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
has a single unpaved 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 3707 feet (1,129.9 m) long and 98 feet (29.9 m) wide.
Airlines and destinations
At the moment there are no regular, scheduled airline services to Mackinnon Road Airport.External links
- Location of Mackinnon Road Airport At Google Maps
- Website of Kenya Airports Authority
- Airkenya Flight Routes
See also
- Mackinnon RoadMackinnon RoadMackinnon Road is a town in Coast Province, Kenya, with a population of around 8000 in 1999, located between Mombasa and Voi.It has a station on the railway between Mombasa and Nairobi and was probably named because it was a junction of the Uganda Railway and the Mackinnon ox cart road 90km/60...
- Taita-Taveta DistrictTaita-Taveta DistrictTaita Taveta-District is one of the seventy-one districts of Kenya, located in the Coast Province of that country. It lies approximately 200 km northwest of Mombasa and 360 km southeast of Nairobi city....
- Coast ProvinceCoast ProvinceCoast Province of Kenya, along the Indian Ocean, is one of Kenya's seven administrative provinces outside Nairobi. It comprises the Indian Ocean coastal strip with the capital city at Mombasa and is inhabited by the Mijikenda and Swahili, among others...
- Tsavo National ParkTsavo National ParkTsavo National Park may refer to:* Tsavo East National Park, a national park in Kenya on the eastern side of the A109 road.* Tsavo West National Park, a national park in Kenya on the western side of the A109 road....
- Kenya Airports AuthorityKenya Airports AuthorityKenya 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 AuthorityKenya Civil Aviation AuthorityKenya 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