Airport · Kenya
Nairobi Wilson Airport
A medium airport with scheduled flights, serving Nairobi.
- Codes
- WIL · HKNW
- Serves
- Nairobi
- 3.4 km in a straight line
- Local time
- Africa/Nairobi
- Elevation
- 1,687 m
- Runways
- 2 runways open
- Longest runway: 1,540 m
- From DXB
- 3,570 km
- 4 hrs 55 mins · Estimate
Facts
WIL at a glance
From OurAirports (public domain), with the time zone of the place it serves.
- Codes
- IATA WILICAO HKNW
- Size
- Medium
- Serves
- Nairobi
- To the city centre
- 3.4 km in a straight line
- Measured from the centre point of our guide.
- Elevation
- 1,687 m (5,536 ft)
- Runways
- 2 runways open
- Longest runway: 1,540 m
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi
- When to go
- Nairobi, month by month
How far it is from the UAE
WIL from the UAE
From DXBWIL
3,570 km
4 hrs 55 mins · Estimate
From AUHWIL
3,450 km
4 hrs 50 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Airports
Other airports near WIL
- NBOJomo Kenyatta International AirportLarge · Nairobi13 km away
- NYKNanyuki Civil AirportMedium · Nanyuki142 km away
- ASVAmboseli AirportMedium · Ol Tukai155 km away
- MREMara Serena Lodge AirstripMedium · Kihancha201 km away
- ARKArusha AirportMedium · Arusha228 km away
- JROKilimanjaro International AirportLarge · Arusha236 km away
Facts
Practical facts
The currency, plugs and emergency numbers of Kenya, where the airport is, and its clock right now.
- Local time
- Africa/Nairobi
- Country
- Kenya
- Currency
- Kenyan Shilling KESToday's indicative rate: KES 100 ≈ USD 0.77Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type G240 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 112ambulance, fire and police999ambulance, fire and policeAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +254 · On the left
Flights
Flights to or from WIL
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