Keekorok Airport
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Location
Keekorok Airport is located in Masai MaraMasai Mara
The Maasai Mara National Reserve is a large game reserve in south-western Kenya, which is effectively the northern continuation of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania...
, in Trans Mara District
Trans Mara District
Trans Mara District is an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kilgoris. The district has a population of 170,591 and an area of 2,846 km²...
, Rift Valley Province, in the southwestern part of Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
on the map, close to the International border with the Republic of Tanzania, near the location called Keekorok
Keekorok
Keekorok Lodge was the first lodge built in the Masai Mara, a large game reserve in south-western Kenya. It was erected in the direct path of the wildebeest migration. At the height of migration, Keekorok Lodge is surrounded by a swarming mass of animals, and there is hardly any need to go on a...
.
By air, Keekorok Airport lies approximately 225 kilometres (139.8 mi) west of Nairobi International Airport, Kenya's largest civilian airport. The geographical coordinates of this airport are:1° 35' 9.00"S, +35° 15' 6.00"E (Latitude:-1.585832; Longitude:35.251667).
Overview
Keekorok Airport is a small civilian airport, serving KeekorokKeekorok
Keekorok Lodge was the first lodge built in the Masai Mara, a large game reserve in south-western Kenya. It was erected in the direct path of the wildebeest migration. At the height of migration, Keekorok Lodge is surrounded by a swarming mass of animals, and there is hardly any need to go on a...
in Masai Mara
Masai Mara
The Maasai Mara National Reserve is a large game reserve in south-western Kenya, which is effectively the northern continuation of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania...
and the neighboring communities. Situated at 1768 metres (5,800.5 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 one unpaved runway measuring 1280 metres (4,199.5 ft) in length.
External links
- Location of Keekorok Airport At Google Maps
- Details of Some of Kenya's Airport Runways
- Website of Kenya Airports Authority
- List of Airports In Kenya
- Airkenya Routes
- Website of Safarilink
See also
- KeekorokKeekorokKeekorok Lodge was the first lodge built in the Masai Mara, a large game reserve in south-western Kenya. It was erected in the direct path of the wildebeest migration. At the height of migration, Keekorok Lodge is surrounded by a swarming mass of animals, and there is hardly any need to go on a...
- Masai MaraMasai MaraThe Maasai Mara National Reserve is a large game reserve in south-western Kenya, which is effectively the northern continuation of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania...
- Trans Mara DistrictTrans Mara DistrictTrans Mara District is an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kilgoris. The district has a population of 170,591 and an area of 2,846 km²...
- Rift Valley Province
- Kenya Airports AuthorityKenya Airports AuthorityKenya 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 AuthorityKenya Civil Aviation AuthorityKenya 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