Eliye Springs Airport (IATA: EYS, ICAO: HKES) is an airport in the Turkana County, Kenya.
Location
Eliye Springs Airport is located in Eliye Springs, a village in Turkana County in northwestern Kenya, on the western shores of Lake Turkana.
By air, Eliye Springs Airport is situated approximately 530 kilometres (330 mi), by air, northwest of Nairobi International Airport, Kenya's largest civilian airport.[1] The geographic coordinates of this airport are:3° 13' 12.00"N, 36° 0' 0.00"E (Latitude:3.220000; Longitude:36.000000).
Overview
Eliye Springs Airport is a small civilian airport, serving the village of Eliye Springs. Situated at 425 metres (1,394 ft) above sea level, the airport has a single unpaved runway measuring 835 metres (2,740 ft) in length.[2]
Airlines and destinations
None at the moment.
See also
- Eliye Springs
- Lodwar
- Turkana District
- Rift Valley Province
- Kenya Airports Authority
- Kenya Civil Aviation Authority
- List of airports in Kenya
References
- ^ "Distance between Eliye Point (Rift Valley) and Jomo Kenyatta Airport Nairobi (Nairobi Area) (Kenya)". distancecalculator.globefeed.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "EYS - Eliye Springs [Eliye Springs Airport], KE - Airport - Great Circle Mapper". www.gcmap.com. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
External links
- Location of Eliye Springs Airport At Google Maps
- Website of Kenya Airports Authority
- List of Airports In Kenya Archived 28 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Airport information for HKES at Great Circle Mapper.