Keekorok Airport
{{short description|Airport in Kenya}}
{{EngvarB|date=March 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Keekorock Airport
| nativename =
| nativename-a =
| nativename-r =
| image =
| image-width =
| caption =
| IATA = KEU{{cite web|url=http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx|title=Airline and Airport Code Search| publisher=IATA|accessdate=3 May 2016}}
| ICAO = HKKE
| pushpin_map = Kenya
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Keekorok Airport in Kenya
Placement on map is approximate
| pushpin_label = HKKE
| pushpin_label_position = inline
| type = Public, Civilian
| owner = Kenya Airports Authority
| operator =
| city-served = Keekorok, Kenya
| location = Masai Mara, {{flagu|Kenya}}
| elevation-f = 5,801
| elevation-m = 1,768
| coordinates = {{Coord|01|35|09|S|35|15|06|E|type:airport_region:KE|display=inline|name=Keekorok Airport}}
| website =
| metric-elev =
| metric-rwy =
| r1-number = 09/27
| r1-length-f = 4,200
| r1-length-m = 1,280
| r1-surface = Unpaved
| stat-year =
| stat1-header =
| stat1-data =
| stat2-header =
| stat2-data =
| footnotes =
}}
Keekorok Airport {{airport codes|KEU|HKKE}} is an airport in Masai Mara, Kenya.
Location
Keekorok Airport is located in Masai Mara, in Narok County, in southwestern Kenya, close to the International border with the Republic of Tanzania, near the location called Keekorok.
By air, Keekorok Airport lies approximately {{convert|225|km|mi}} west of Nairobi International Airport, Kenya's largest civilian airport.{{Cite web|url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Kenya_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Masai%20Mara%20Game%20Reserve%20(Rift%20Valley)&toplace=Jomo%20Kenyatta%20Airport%20Nairobi%20(Nairobi%20Area)&fromlat=-1.4166667&tolat=-1.3166667&fromlng=34.9166667&tolng=36.9333333|title=Distance between Masai Mara Game Reserve (Rift Valley) and Jomo Kenyatta Airport Nairobi (Nairobi Area) (Kenya)|website=distancecalculator.globefeed.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-21}} The geographical coordinates of this airport are:1° 35' 9.00"S, +35° 15' 6.00"E (Latitude:-1.585832; Longitude:35.251667).
Overview
Keekorok Airport is a small civilian airport, serving Keekorok in Masai Mara and the neighbouring communities. Situated at {{convert|1768|m|ft}} above sea level,{{Cite web|url=http://weather.gladstonefamily.net/site/HKKE|title=Site Weather Station HKKE in Keekorok Airport, RV, Kenya|website=CWOP Weather|access-date=2018-08-21}} the airport has one unpaved runway measuring {{convert|1280|m|ft}} in length.{{Cite web |url=http://www.aircharterguide.com/Airport_Fleet/Keekorok/Kenya/KE |title=Length of Keekorok Airport Runway |access-date=29 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930173433/http://www.aircharterguide.com/Airport_Fleet/Keekorok/Kenya/KE |archive-date=30 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}
==Airlines and destinations==
{{Airport-dest-list
| 748 Air Services | Nairobi–Wilson
| Airkenya Express | Nairobi–Wilson
| Mombasa Air Safari | Mombasa
}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=1.585832S,+35.251667E&hl=en&ll=-1.584876,35.248325&spn=0.008237,0.023389&sll=-1.583096,35.254011&sspn=0.008237,0.015213&z=16&iwloc=near Location of Keekorok Airport At Google Maps]
- [http://www.tageo.com/index-e-ke-airport-ke.htm Details of Some of Kenya's Airport Runways]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20190919143313/http://kenyaairports.co.ke/ Website of Kenya Airports Authority]
- [http://www.aircraft-charter-world.com/airports/africa/kenya.htm List of Airports In Kenya] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528162730/http://www.aircraft-charter-world.com/airports/africa/kenya.htm |date=28 May 2010 }}
- [http://www.airkenya.com/region.asp Airkenya Routes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224113617/http://www.airkenya.com/region.asp |date=24 December 2008 }}
- [https://www.masaimara.travel/maasai-mara-airport-airstrips.php List of all Airports in Masai Mara]
{{Airports in Kenya}}
{{coord|1.585832|S|35.251667|E|display=title|type:airport}}
{{authority control}}