# Embu Airport (HKEM)

**Embu Airport** (ICAO: HKEM) is a small airport in Embu, Embu County, Kenya. It has one runway, 1,599 m (5,246 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Kenya Airports Authority.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / HKEM
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Kenya Airports Authority
- Serves: Embu, Embu County, Kenya
- Elevation: 1,265 m / 4,150 ft
- Coordinates: -0.5748, 37.4970
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,599 m / 5,246 ft
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Africa/Nairobi
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embu_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5370264
- Weather station: HKEM · WMO 63720
- Ident: HKEM

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 1,599 m / 5,246 ft | 20 m / 65 ft | Asphalt | 140° / 320° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,599 m / 5,246 ft | =5,926 of 29,858 | #610 in Africa | #11 in KE |
| Elevation | 1,265 m / 4,150 ft | =3,276 of 43,403 | =679 in Africa | =118 in KE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =6 in KE |

## Nearby airports

- [KE-0048](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ke-0048.md) Wanguru (Thiba) Airport · 19 km / 12 mi
- [KE-0126](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ke-0126.md) Kamburu Airport · 37 km / 23 mi
- [HKKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkkb.md) Kiambere Airport · 43 km / 27 mi
- [KE-0076](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ke-0076.md) Mount Kenya Lodge Airstrip · 46 km / 29 mi
- [KE-0051](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ke-0051.md) Rutundu Airport · 58 km / 36 mi
- [KE-0175](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ke-0175.md) National Park Airstrip · 60 km / 37 mi

## 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)
- [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/hkem/data