Airport Lamu

Airport Lamu

Lamu Airport is on the island of Manda in the Indian Ocean and is an important regionally operating commercial airport in the east African Republic of Kenya. Regular flights serve Malindi airport and the capital Nairobi-Wilson, from here there are further connecting flights.
  • URL: Lamu (LAU)
  • Time zone: GMT 3
  • Service telephone: +254 (0) 42 632018 (Kenya Airport Authority, Lamu Island); +254 (0) 42 633445 (Airkenya Lamu Island Office)
  • Address: Lamu-Manda Airstrip, Manda Island, PO Box 167, 80500 Lamu Archipelago, Kenya
  • Operating company: Kenya Airports Authority (KAA)
  • Directions by car: The airstrip is on the island of Manda, just behind the ferry terminal.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (17.99%), Tuesday (12.85%), Wednesday (13.37%), Thursday (12.60%), Friday (14.91%), Saturday (13.62%), Sunday (14.65%)
  • Alternative spelling: Manda, Манда (остров), Ламу, جزيرة لامو, ラム島, 拉穆镇, 拉穆岛

Most popular destinations from Lamu (Flights per week )

  1. Malindi (62, 49,21 %)
  2. Nairobi Wilson (44, 34,92 %)
  3. Mombasa-Moi International (11, 8,73 %)
  4. other (7.14 %)

Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)

  1. Skyward Express (64, 31,07 %)
  2. Regional Express Americas SAS (36, 17,48 %)
  3. Safarilink Aviation (32, 15,53 %)
  4. FlexFlight (32, 15,53 %)
  5. Jambojet (24, 11,65 %)
  6. East African Safari Air (15, 7,28 %)
  7. other (1.46 %)

Location
First opened in 1962, the airfield is located on the island of Manda, just behind the pier.


Statistical weather data for Lamu

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