Samburu Airport
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Location
Samburu Airport is located in Samburu National ReserveSamburu National Reserve
The Samburu National Reserve is located on the banks of the Ewaso Ng'iro river in Kenya; on the other side of the river is the Buffalo Springs National Reserve in Northern Kenya. It is 165 km² in size and 350 kilometers from Nairobi and ranges in altitude from 800 to 1230m above sea level...
, Samburu District
Samburu District
Samburu District is a district in Rift Valley Province, Kenya. It covers an area of roughly 21,000 km² in northern Kenya where the Samburu tribe live...
, Rift Valley Province, near the geographical center of the Republic of Kenya.
Its location is approximately 231 kilometres (143.5 mi), by air, north of Nairobi International Airport, the country’s largest civilian airport. The geographic coordinates of this airport are:0° 32' 9.00"N, 37° 31' 48.00"E (Latitude:0.535835; Longitude:37.530000).
Overview
Samburu Airport is a small civilian airport, serving Samburu National ReserveSamburu National Reserve
The Samburu National Reserve is located on the banks of the Ewaso Ng'iro river in Kenya; on the other side of the river is the Buffalo Springs National Reserve in Northern Kenya. It is 165 km² in size and 350 kilometers from Nairobi and ranges in altitude from 800 to 1230m above sea level...
. Situated 1004 metres (3,294 ft) above sea level, the airport
Airport
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has a single asphalt
Asphalt
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runway
Runway
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that measures 3282 feet (1,000.4 m) long.
Airlines and destinations
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See also
- Samburu National ReserveSamburu National ReserveThe Samburu National Reserve is located on the banks of the Ewaso Ng'iro river in Kenya; on the other side of the river is the Buffalo Springs National Reserve in Northern Kenya. It is 165 km² in size and 350 kilometers from Nairobi and ranges in altitude from 800 to 1230m above sea level...
- Samburu DistrictSamburu DistrictSamburu District is a district in Rift Valley Province, Kenya. It covers an area of roughly 21,000 km² in northern Kenya where the Samburu tribe live...
- Rift Valley Province
- 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