Hola Airport
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{{Infobox airport
| name = Hola Airport
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| IATA = HOA
| ICAO = HKHO
| pushpin_map = Kenya
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Hola Airport in Kenya
Placement on map is approximate
| pushpin_label = HOA
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| type = Public, Civilian
| owner = Kenya Airports Authority
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| city-served = Hola, Kenya
| location = Hola, {{flagu|Kenya}}
| elevation-f = 194
| elevation-m = 59
| coordinates = {{Coord|01|31|12|S|40|00|14|E|type:airport_region:KE|display=inline|name=Hola Airport}}
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| r1-number = 18-36
| r1-length-f = 2,950
| r1-length-m = 900
| r1-surface = Unpaved
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Location
Hola Airport {{airport codes|HOA|HKHO}} is located in the town of Hola, Tana River County, in southeastern Kenya, close to the Indian Ocean coast and to the International border with Somalia.
Its location is approximately {{convert|345|km|mi}}, by air, east of Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport.{{Cite web|url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Kenya_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Hola%20(Coast)%20&toplace=Jomo%20Kenyatta%20Airport%20Nairobi%20(Nairobi%20Area)&fromlat=-1.5036111&tolat=-1.3166667&fromlng=40.0288889&tolng=36.9333333|title=Distance between Hola (Coast) and Jomo Kenyatta Airport Nairobi (Nairobi Area) (Kenya)|website=distancecalculator.globefeed.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-21}} The geographic coordinates of this airport are:1° 31' 12.00"S, +40° 0' 14.00"E (Latitude:-1.520000; Longitude:40.003890).
Overview
Hola Airport is a small civilian airport, serving Hola and surrounding communities. Situated at {{convert|59|m|ft}} above sea level,{{Cite web|url=http://weather.gladstonefamily.net/site/HKHO|title=Site Weather Station HKHO in Hola Airport, CO, Kenya|website=CWOP Weather|access-date=2018-08-21}} the airport has a single unpaved runway 18-36 that measures {{convert|2950|ft|m}} long.{{Cite web|url=http://www.aircraft-charter-world.com/airports/africa/kenya.htm|title=Airports in Kenya|website=www.aircraft-charter-world.com|access-date=2018-08-21|archive-date=28 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528162730/http://www.aircraft-charter-world.com/airports/africa/kenya.htm|url-status=dead}}
Airlines and destinations
At the moment, there is no regular, scheduled airline service to Hola Airport.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=1.520000S,+40.003890E&hl=en&ll=-1.519519,40.00224&spn=0.004118,0.011694&sll=-1.192445,39.826984&sspn=0.065904,0.187111&z=17&iwloc=near Location of Hola Airport At Google Maps]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20190919143313/http://kenyaairports.co.ke/ Website of Kenya Airports Authority]
- {{GCM|HKHO}}
{{Airports in Kenya}}
{{coord|1.520000|S|40.00389|E|display=title|type:airport}}
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