Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (formerly Nairobi International Airport), Nairobi, Kenya

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (formerly Nairobi International Airport)
HKJK/NBO
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (formerly Nairobi International Airport)
Nairobi, Kenya
Latest photo of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (formerly Nairobi International Airport), Nairobi, Kenya
HKJK, Taken late 1950s. The Sabena plane is their "Convair-Liner 440", registration OO-SCK, for which there is no profile on this site and I can't provide one. Appears similar to the C4 Argonauts. Bristol Britannia landing., photo by Kaskazi
Kaskazi
Location & QuickFacts
Airport Codes
HKJK (ICAO)
NBO (IATA)
Location Nairobi, Kenya
Airport Type B
Longitude/Latitude
S 01° 18' 59.82" / E 036° 55' 52.55"
-1.316617, 36.931264
Elevation 5330 feet (1625 meters)
Magnetic Variation E000059 0408
Communications
Type Name Freq 1 Freq 2 Freq 3 Freq 4 Freq 5
Approach Control APP 122.3 119.7
Automatic Terminal Information Service ATIS 126.2
Ramp Control APRON CTL 121.6
Tower TWR 118.7

Communication Remarks

  • For Apn 1 - Main trml apn.
Runway Information
Runway 06/24
Dimensions 13,507 x 148 ft (4117 x 45 m)
Surface Asphalt, asphaltic concrete, tar macadam, or bitumen bound macadam.
PCN 065FAWT
06 24
Heading (Mag/True) 054.0° / 054.0° 234.0° / 234.0°
Latitude S 01° 19' 39.19" S 01° 18' 20.44"
Longitude E 036° 54' 58.70" E 036° 56' 46.40"
Elevation / TDZE 5330 ft / 5330.0 ft 5281 ft / U ft
Displaced Threshold 0 ft 0 ft
Slope -0.4° 0.4°
Declared Distances Takeoff: 13704 ft
Landing: 13507 ft
Takeoff: 13717 ft
Landing: 13507 ft
Lighting System 1 Low Intensity Runway Lighting System Low Intensity Runway Lighting System
Lighting System 2 Type 33 Type 34
Lighting System 3 Type 50 Type 50
Remarks
  • [CAUTION]
    Ctn due to loose pebbles on apn 3 and twys A, B, and C.
  • [FUEL]
    A1 (Shell, Fone 254-11-433249) (NC-100LL).
  • [MISC]
    Ctc twr for eng start, sfc cond, taxi onto twys. Ctc apn ctl for movement on Apn 1. All acft must be pushed back. C-130 and C-17 crews must ensure a tow bar is avbl.
  • [RSTD]
    180 turns on rwy not auth for acft abv 30,000 lbs.