Kenya Airport Visits and Visiting Pass

Are you planning for Kenya Airport Visits, There are some procedures you should follow. This page , guides you if you want to take a visit to any Kenyan Airport for any reason.

Airport Visits

This is aimed at schools, colleges and institutions.

• Send a letter of request to the Airport of Choice

• Attention to Airport Manager. You will receive a response that will give you an appointment letter. A nominal fee per group of KSH. 2320 per group is charged. This caters for Facilitation and Security passes.

Media Visits

This is aimed at media houses who would like to access the airport for news items.

• The airport is a restricted area and any media house has to report to the Security Office in all our airports before filming.

• All personnel have to wear media accreditation badges to be allowed access

Filming

This is aimed at any production companies who would like to film at any of our airports

• The airport is a restricted area and any media house has to report to the Security Office in all our airports before filming.

• Airport Filming charges at Ksh 5800 per hour for filming and security escort or part thereof.

• Temporary Airport Security Passes at Ksh 2000 per person if they intend to film within the restricted area.

Moi International Airport

Moi International Airport (IATA: MBA, ICAO: HKMO), also Mombasa Airport, serves the city of Mombasa, and is the second most important airport in Kenya after Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. It is located in the township of Port Reitz.

The airport is run by Kenya Airports Authority. It has two runways, 03/21 and 15/33. Runway 21 is equipped with an ILS. It was named after former Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi during his tenure.

History

The airport was originally known as "Port Reitz Airport". It was built during the Second World War by the Engineer Corps of the South African Army.

During that war it was used by the Fleet Air Arm as a land base of the British Eastern Fleet which was based at nearby Kilindini Harbour from 1942, by the RAF which operated anti-submarine Catalina flying boats off the East Africa coast and by the South African Air Force which was engaged in the war against Italy in Abbysinia.

The airport was expanded to an international airport in 1979.From July to September 1994, Moi International Airport was used almost continuously as a refueling station during the Operation Support Hope humanitarian mission into Rwanda.

Empty C-141 and C-5 freighter jets returning to Europe flew to Mombasa due to the scarcity of fuel in the African interior.

Currently the airport has three scheduled international cargo flights and several ad hoc freighters per week

Eldoret airport

This airport is located 16 km south of Eldoret in the far west of Kenya. It was opened especially for transportation of export products (e.g. flowers, which is a fast growing business in Kenya).

But it’s also increasingly used for tourism: the western part of Kenya has started to develop tourism as well. These days there’s a currency exchange desk, cafeteria, VIP lounge and car hire available. In 2005, it was voted the cleanest of the Kenya airports.

Eldoret Airport (IATA: EDL, ICAO: HKEL) is an international airport located at Eldoret, a city in western Kenya.

History

The airport was started in 1995. It is located some 16 kilometres south from Eldoret Town.

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