# Ukunda Airstrip (UKA / HKUK)

**Ukunda Airstrip** (IATA: UKA, ICAO: HKUK) is a small airport in Ukunda, Kwale County, Kenya. It has one runway, 1,174 m (3,851 ft) long.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: UKA / HKUK
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Ukunda, Kwale County, Kenya
- Elevation: 30 m / 98 ft
- Coordinates: -4.2933, 39.5711
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,174 m / 3,851 ft
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Africa/Nairobi
- Website: http://www.kenyaairports.co.ke/kaa/airports/airstrips/ukunda_intro.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukunda_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10845636
- Weather station: HKMO · WMO 63820
- Ident: HKUK

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 1,174 m / 3,851 ft |  |  |  |  |

## Routes

3 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [MBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkmo.md) Moi International Airport · Kenya · 29 km / 18 mi · Mombasa Air Safari
- [NBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkjk.md) Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Kenya · 442 km / 275 mi · Jambojet, 748 Air Services
- [WIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hknw.md) Nairobi Wilson Airport · Kenya · 450 km / 280 mi · Skyward Airlines, Safarilink Aviation

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (5)

- FE [748 Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/748-air-services) · 1
- JM [Jambojet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jambojet) · 1
- RRV [Mombasa Air Safari](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mombasa-air-safari) · 1
- F2 [Safarilink Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/safarilink-aviation) · 1
- OW [Skyward Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/skyward-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,174 m / 3,851 ft | =11,098 of 29,858 | #819 in Africa | #18 in KE |
| Elevation | 30 m / 98 ft | =36,957 of 43,403 | =2,865 in Africa | #236 in KE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =6 in KE |

## Nearby airports

- [KE-0066](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ke-0066.md) Kwale Airport · 20 km / 13 mi
- [MBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkmo.md) Moi International Airport · 29 km / 18 mi
- [HKFZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ke-0115.md) Funzi Island Airport · 34 km / 21 mi
- [BMQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bmq.md) Bamburi Airport · 39 km / 24 mi
- [KE-6394](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ke-6394.md) Lunga-Lunga Airport · 53 km / 33 mi
- [KE-0070](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ke-0070.md) Kijipwa Airport · 56 km / 35 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: “Ukunda Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ukunda_Airport&oldid=1363084591), 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/hkuk/data