Lodwar Airport
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| name = Lodwar Airport
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| image =Turkana County, Lodwar Airport. Flight Fly540 before taking off.jpg
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| IATA = LOK
| ICAO = HKLO
| pushpin_map = Kenya#Africa
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Lodwar Airport in Kenya
| pushpin_label = Lodwar
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| owner = Kenya Civil Aviation Authority
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| city-served = Lodwar, Kenya
| location = Lodwar, {{flag|Kenya}}
| elevation-f = 1,715
| elevation-m = 523
| coordinates = {{Coord|03|07|20|N|35|36|36|E|type:airport_region:KE|display=it|name=Lodwar Airport}}
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| r1-number = 09/27
| r1-length-f = 3,281
| r1-length-m = 1,000
| r1-surface = Asphalt
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[[File:Lodwar Airport Terminal.jpg|thumb|
New Lodwar Airport Terminal Building
File:Lodwar Airport Terminal Building in Turkana County Kenya.JPG
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Location
Lodwar Airport {{airport codes|LOK|HKLO}} is located in Turkana County, in the town of Lodwar, in the northwestern part of the Republic of Kenya. Its location is approximately {{convert|515|km|mi}}, by air, northwest of Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport.{{Cite web|url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Kenya_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Lodwar%20()%20(Airport)%20&toplace=Jomo%20Kenyatta%20Airport%20Nairobi%20(Nairobi%20Area)&fromlat=3.121967&tolat=-1.3166667&fromlng=35.608692&tolng=36.9333333|title=Distance between Lodwar () (Airport) and Jomo Kenyatta Airport Nairobi (Nairobi Area) (Kenya)|website=distancecalculator.globefeed.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-21}}
Overview
Lodwar Airport is a civilian airport that serves the town of Lodwar and surrounding communities.
Situated at {{convert|1715|ft|m}} above sea level,{{Cite web|url=http://www.internationalaircharter.com/airports/rift-valley-province/lodwar/lodwar-airport/ap3211/|title=Lodwar Airport, Kenya|last=Charter|first=International Air|website=www.internationalaircharter.com|access-date=2018-08-21}} the airport has a single asphalt runway which measures 1000 m in length and is 15 m wide.{{Cite web|url=http://www.airport-data.com/world-airports/HKLO-LOK/|title=Information about Lodwar Airport - World airport database|website=www.airport-data.com|language=en|access-date=2018-08-21}}
Airlines and destinations
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|Aircraft Leasing Services| Lokichogio, Nairobi–Wilson
|Skyward Express | Nairobi–Wilson
}}
There are also some UNHAS flights only available to UN and INGO staff.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=3.122223N,+35.610000E&hl=en&ll=3.121919,35.626345&spn=0.03291,0.093555&sll=3.11495,35.604192&sspn=0.03291,0.060854&gl=us&z=14 Location of Lodwar Airport At Google Maps]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20190919143313/http://kenyaairports.co.ke/ Website of Kenya Airports Authority]
- {{GCM|HKLO}}
{{Airports in Kenya}}
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