# Kisumu International Airport (KIS / HKKI)

**Kisumu International Airport** (IATA: KIS, ICAO: HKKI) is a large airport in Kisumu, Kisumu County, Kenya. It opened in 1930. It has one runway, 3,299 m (10,823 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Kenya Airports Authority.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KIS / HKKI
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Kenya Airports Authority
- Serves: Kisumu, Kisumu County, Kenya
- Opened: 1930
- Elevation: 1,138 m / 3,734 ft
- Coordinates: -0.0861, 34.7289
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,299 m / 10,823 ft
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Africa/Nairobi
- Website: http://www.kenyaairports.co.ke/kaa/airports/kisumu/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kisumu_International_Airport (18 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431734
- Weather station: HKKI · WMO 63708
- Ident: HKKI

## Timeline

- 1930: Kisumu International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 3,299 m / 10,823 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 062° / 242° | yes |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (4)

- [EBB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/huen.md) Entebbe International Airport · Uganda · 255 km / 158 mi · Safarilink Aviation
- [WIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hknw.md) Nairobi Wilson Airport · Kenya · 270 km / 168 mi · Renegade Air, Safarilink Aviation
- [NBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkjk.md) Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Kenya · 280 km / 174 mi · Jambojet, Kenya Airways
- [MBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkmo.md) Moi International Airport · Kenya · 696 km / 432 mi · Jambojet

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (4)

- JM [Jambojet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jambojet) · 2
- F2 [Safarilink Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/safarilink-aviation) · 2
- KQ [Kenya Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kenya-airways) · 1
- RNG [Renegade Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/renegade-air) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,299 m / 10,823 ft | =739 of 29,858 | #114 in Africa | #4 in KE |
| Elevation | 1,138 m / 3,734 ft | =3,971 of 43,403 | #915 in Africa | #135 in KE |
| Age | Opened 1930 | =406 of 15,079 | =15 in Africa | =1 in KE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =6 in KE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GND | GND | 121.600 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [EDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkel.md) Eldoret International Airport · 79 km / 49 mi
- [KTL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkkt.md) Kitale Airport · 120 km / 75 mi
- [MRE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkms.md) Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip · 150 km / 93 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Kisumu International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kisumu_International_Airport&oldid=1365522727), revision of 23 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/hkki/data