# Eldoret International Airport (EDL / HKEL)

**Eldoret International Airport** (IATA: EDL, ICAO: HKEL) is a large airport in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. It opened in 1995. It has one runway, 3,499 m (11,480 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Kenya Airports Authority. In 2013 it handled 111 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkel

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: EDL / HKEL
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Kenya Airports Authority
- Serves: Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
- Opened: 1995
- Elevation: 2,116 m / 6,941 ft
- Coordinates: 0.4045, 35.2389
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,499 m / 11,480 ft
- Passengers: 111,250 (2013)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Africa/Nairobi
- Website: http://www.kenyaairports.co.ke/kaa/airports/eldoret/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldoret_International_Airport (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1258402
- Weather station: HKEL
- Ident: HKEL

## Timeline

- 1995: Eldoret International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 3,499 m / 11,480 ft | 45 m / 147 ft | Asphalt | 079° / 259° | yes |

## Routes

5 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [WIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hknw.md) Nairobi Wilson Airport · Kenya · 260 km / 162 mi · Skyward Airlines
- [NBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkjk.md) Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Kenya · 268 km / 167 mi · Jambojet
- [LOK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hklo.md) Lodwar Airport · Kenya · 305 km / 190 mi · Skyward Airlines
- [MBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkmo.md) Moi International Airport · Kenya · 691 km / 429 mi · Jambojet

### Cargo (2)

- [NBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkjk.md) Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Kenya · 268 km / 167 mi · Astral Aviation, Ethiopian Airlines
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 3,524 km / 2,190 mi · Astral Aviation, Ethiopian Airlines, Kenya Airways

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from EDL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- JM [Jambojet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jambojet) · 2
- OW [Skyward Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/skyward-airlines) · 2

### Cargo (3)

- 8V [Astral Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/astral-aviation) · 2
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 2
- KQ [Kenya Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kenya-airways) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 111K (2013) | #1,767 of 3,974 | #118 in Africa | #4 in KE |
| Longest runway | 3,499 m / 11,480 ft | =544 of 29,858 | =76 in Africa | #2 in KE |
| Elevation | 2,116 m / 6,941 ft | #557 of 43,403 | #50 in Africa | #18 in KE |
| Age | Opened 1995 | =10,552 of 15,079 | =106 in Africa | #8 in KE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =6 in KE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.400 |
| RDR | RADAR | 121.100 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [KTL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkkt.md) Kitale Airport · 70 km / 44 mi
- [KIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkki.md) Kisumu International Airport · 79 km / 49 mi
- [NUU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hknk.md) Nakuru Lanet Airport · 129 km / 80 mi

## In collections

- [Highest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/highest) #84

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Eldoret International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eldoret_International_Airport&oldid=1363035575), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkel/data