Location

Embu Airport, , is located in Embu County, Embu District

Embu District

Embu District is an administrative district in the Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Embu. The district has a population of 278,196 The district has two constituencies: Manyatta Constituency and Runyenjes Constituency.- External links :*...

, Eastern Province

Eastern Province (Kenya)

The Eastern Province of Kenya is one of seven regions of the country. Its northern boundary is with Ethiopia; the North Eastern Province and Coast Province lie to the east and south; and the remainder of Kenya's provinces, including Central Province, run along its western border. The provincial...

, in the town of Embu.

Located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi), by road, southeast of Embu's central business district

Central business district

A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...

, the airport lies to the immediate northeast of Donbosco Boys' Secondary School, on Embu-Kintiri Road.

This location lies approximately 108 kilometres (67.1 mi), by air, northeast of Nairobi International Airport, the country’s largest civilian airport. The geographic coordinates of this airport are:0° 34' 8.00"S, 37° 29' 32.00"E (Latitude:0.568890; Longitude:37.492221).

Overview

Embu Airport is a small civilian airport, serving the town of Embu and surrounding communities. Situated at 1265 metres (4,150.3 ft) above sea level, the airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 has a single asphalt

Asphalt

Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...

 runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

 which measures 2953 feet (900.1 m) in length.

External links

• Location of Embu Airport At Google Maps
• Website of Kenya Airports Authority
• List of Airports In Kenya
• Airkenya Routes

See also

• Embu
• Embu District
  Embu District
  Embu District is an administrative district in the Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Embu. The district has a population of 278,196 The district has two constituencies: Manyatta Constituency and Runyenjes Constituency.- External links :*...
  
  
• Eastern Province (Kenya)
  Eastern Province (Kenya)
  The Eastern Province of Kenya is one of seven regions of the country. Its northern boundary is with Ethiopia; the North Eastern Province and Coast Province lie to the east and south; and the remainder of Kenya's provinces, including Central Province, run along its western border. The provincial...
  
  
• Kenya Airports Authority
  Kenya Airports Authority
  Kenya Airports Authority is the owner and operator of nine civilian airports and airstrips in Kenya. Kenya Airports Authority was established by an act of Parliament in 1992, by the ruling Kenya African National Union government. The KAA Act, Cap 395, provides for the powers and functions of the...
  
  
• Kenya Civil Aviation Authority
  Kenya Civil Aviation Authority
  Kenya Civil Aviation Authority is a state corporation of Kenya that is responsible for regulating the aviation industry in Kenya and for providing air navigation services in the Kenya flight region....
  
  
• List of airports in Kenya