# Moi International Airport (MBA / HKMO)

**Moi International Airport** (IATA: MBA, ICAO: HKMO) is a large airport in Mombasa, Mombasa County, Kenya. It opened in 1978. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,350 m (10,991 ft). It is operated by Kenya Airports Authority. In 2019 it handled 1.5 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MBA / HKMO
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Kenya Airports Authority
- Serves: Mombasa, Mombasa County, Kenya
- Opened: 1978
- Elevation: 61 m / 200 ft
- Coordinates: -4.0348, 39.5942
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,350 m / 10,991 ft
- Passengers: 1,485,000 (2019)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Africa/Nairobi
- Website: http://www.kenyaairports.co.ke/kaa/airports/moi/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moi_International_Airport (25 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q392784
- Weather station: HKMO · WMO 63820
- Ident: HKMO

## Timeline

- 1978: Moi International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 3,350 m / 10,991 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Asphalt | 029° / 209° | yes |
| 15/33 | 1,363 m / 4,473 ft | 36 m / 118 ft | Asphalt | 150° / 330° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2008 | 887,000 | Wikidata |
| 2009 | 1,114,000 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 1,271,000 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 1,472,000 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 1,386,315 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 1,280,000 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 1,367,000 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,232,000 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,325,000 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,341,000 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,516,000 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,485,000 | Wikidata |

## Routes

24 destinations in 12 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (19)

- [UKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkuk.md) Ukunda Airstrip · Kenya · 29 km / 18 mi · Mombasa Air Safari
- [MYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkml.md) Malindi International Airport · Kenya · 106 km / 66 mi · Mombasa Air Safari
- [LAU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hklu.md) Manda Airport · Kenya · 246 km / 153 mi · Skyward Airlines, Mombasa Air Safari
- [ZNZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/htza.md) Abeid Amani Karume International Airport · Tanzania · 247 km / 153 mi · Jambojet, RwandAir, Flightlink, Safarilink Aviation
- [ASV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkam.md) Amboseli Airport · Kenya · 302 km / 188 mi · Mombasa Air Safari
- [DAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/htda.md) Julius Nyerere International Airport · Tanzania · 319 km / 198 mi · Skyward Airlines, Flightlink
- [NBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkjk.md) Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Kenya · 423 km / 263 mi · Freedom Airline, Jambojet, 748 Air Services, Skyward Airlines, Kenya Airways
- [WIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hknw.md) Nairobi Wilson Airport · Kenya · 432 km / 268 mi · Skyward Airlines, Safarilink Aviation
- [KEU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkke.md) Keekorok Airport · Kenya · 553 km / 344 mi · Mombasa Air Safari
- [MRE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkms.md) Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip · Kenya · 587 km / 365 mi · Mombasa Air Safari
- [EDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkel.md) Eldoret International Airport · Kenya · 691 km / 429 mi · Jambojet
- [KIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkki.md) Kisumu International Airport · Kenya · 696 km / 432 mi · Jambojet
- [EBB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/huen.md) Entebbe International Airport · Uganda · 915 km / 569 mi · Uganda Airlines
- [KGL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hryr.md) Kigali International Airport · Rwanda · 1,075 km / 668 mi · RwandAir
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 1,450 km / 901 mi · Ethiopian Airlines
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 3,675 km / 2,284 mi · flydubai
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 5,157 km / 3,204 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 6,309 km / 3,920 mi · Neos
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 6,707 km / 4,168 mi · Discover Airlines

### Seasonal (3)

- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 5,799 km / 3,603 mi · Neos
- [VRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipx.md) Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport · Italy · 6,188 km / 3,845 mi · Neos
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 6,707 km / 4,168 mi · Condor Flugdienst

### Seasonal charter (3)

- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 6,491 km / 4,033 mi · Smartwings
- [WRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epwr.md) Copernicus Wrocław Airport · Poland · 6,501 km / 4,040 mi · Enter Air
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 7,070 km / 4,393 mi · TUI fly Netherlands

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

- SBK [Blue Sky Aviation Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/blue-sky-aviation-services)

### Passenger (19)

- RRV [Mombasa Air Safari](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mombasa-air-safari) · 6
- JM [Jambojet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jambojet) · 4
- OW [Skyward Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/skyward-airlines) · 4
- NO [Neos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/neos) · 3
- YS [Flightlink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flightlink) · 2
- WB [RwandAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/rwandair) · 2
- F2 [Safarilink Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/safarilink-aviation) · 2
- FE [748 Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/748-air-services) · 1
- DE [Condor Flugdienst](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/condor-flugdienst) · 1 · seasonal
- 4Y [Discover Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/discover-airlines) · 1
- E4 [Enter Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/enter-air) · 1 · seasonal charter
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 1
- FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1
- Freedom Airline · 1
- KQ [Kenya Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kenya-airways) · 1
- QS [Smartwings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/smartwings) · 1 · seasonal charter
- OR [TUI fly Netherlands](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-fly-netherlands) · 1 · seasonal charter
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1
- UR [Uganda Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/uganda-airlines) · 1

Former hub of [African Safari Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/african-safari-airways).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.5M (2019) | #688 of 3,974 | #39 in Africa | #2 in KE |
| Longest runway | 3,350 m / 10,991 ft | =677 of 29,858 | #103 in Africa | #3 in KE |
| Elevation | 61 m / 200 ft | =33,877 of 43,403 | =2,771 in Africa | =231 in KE |
| Age | Opened 1978 | =7,719 of 15,079 | =91 in Africa | #6 in KE |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =24 in Africa | =2 in KE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 120.300 |
| GND | APRON CTL | 121.600 |
| RDR | RDR | 121.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [MYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkml.md) Malindi International Airport · 106 km / 66 mi
- [TGT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/httg.md) Tanga Airport · 131 km / 81 mi
- [PMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/htpe.md) Pemba Airport · 138 km / 86 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: “Moi International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moi_International_Airport&oldid=1373318394), revision of 5 Sep 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/hkmo/data