Location

Mulika Lodge Airport is located in Meru National Park

Meru National Park

Meru National Park is a Kenyan Game park located east of Meru, 350 km from Nairobi. Covering an area of 870 km², it is one of the most famous known parks of Kenya. It has abundant rainfall, 635–762 mm in the west of the park and 305–356 mm in the east. The rainfall results in...

, in Meru District

Meru District

Meru Central District is one of the seventy-one districts of Kenya, located in that country's Eastern Province. In 1992, it was split from the large Meru District, along with Meru North District, Meru South District, and Tharaka District....

, 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 Republic of Kenya.

By air, Mulika Lodge Airport lies approximately 220 kilometres (136.7 mi) northeast of Nairobi International Airport, Kenya's largest civilian airport. The geographical coordinates of this airport are:0° 9' 54.00"N, 38° 11' 42.00"E (Latitude:0.16500; Longitude:38.19500).

Overview

Mulika Lodge Airport is a small civilian airport, serving Meru National Park

Meru National Park

Meru National Park is a Kenyan Game park located east of Meru, 350 km from Nairobi. Covering an area of 870 km², it is one of the most famous known parks of Kenya. It has abundant rainfall, 635–762 mm in the west of the park and 305–356 mm in the east. The rainfall results in...

 and the neighboring town of Meru

Meru

Meru may refer to:In geography:* Meru, Tanzania, a village in northern Tanzania . It is inhabited by the Meru people of Tanzania, known as the "Wameru" in Bantu** Arumeru District northern Tanzania...

. Situated at 680 metres (2,231 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 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...

 measuring 3281 feet (1,000 m) in length. Satellite photos of the airport show a second unpaved runway of uknown dimensions at this time (See Google Map).

External links

• Location of Mulika Lodge Airport At Google Maps
• Details of Some of Kenya's Airport Runways
• Website of Kenya Airports Authority
• List of Airports In Kenya
• Airkenya Routes

See also

• Meru
  Meru
  Meru may refer to:In geography:* Meru, Tanzania, a village in northern Tanzania . It is inhabited by the Meru people of Tanzania, known as the "Wameru" in Bantu** Arumeru District northern Tanzania...
  
  
• Meru National Park
  Meru National Park
  Meru National Park is a Kenyan Game park located east of Meru, 350 km from Nairobi. Covering an area of 870 km², it is one of the most famous known parks of Kenya. It has abundant rainfall, 635–762 mm in the west of the park and 305–356 mm in the east. The rainfall results in...
  
  
• Meru District
  Meru District
  Meru Central District is one of the seventy-one districts of Kenya, located in that country's Eastern Province. In 1992, it was split from the large Meru District, along with Meru North District, Meru South District, and Tharaka District....
  
  
• 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