Eldoret International Airport

HKEL · Uasin Gishu, Kenya

About Eldoret International Airport

ICAO HKEL
IATA EDL
FIR Nairobi FIR
Region Uasin Gishu
Country Kenya
Runways 8/26
Type Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP) 0.40446, 35.2389   002416N 0351420E
Coordinates (Center) 0.40401, 35.2367   002414N 0351412E
Variation 1.3° E (2024)
Timezone Nairobi (+3 h)
Local time May 3, 2024 01:57

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
8 080° 078° 3,500 m 45 m Asphalt 0.4071 35.2521
26 260° 258° 0.4009 35.2213

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Eldoret International Airport

Eldoret International Airport is a midsized airport in Uasin Gishu, Kenya. The airport is located at latitude 0.40401 and longitude 35.23670. The airport has one runway: 8/26. The ICAO airport code of this field is HKEL. The airport's IATA code is EDL. Nearby other airfields are Changoi Tea Estate Airport, Eldoret Boma Airport, George Smith Farm Airport, Kapsumbeiwa Nandi Airport and Sergoit Airport.

Eldoret International Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Kisumu Airport, which is 79 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Nairobi.

Eldoret International Airport is in the timezone of Africa/Nairobi. Difference with UTC is +3 h. Today the sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 18:39. This applies to Eldoret International Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +3 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Changoi Tea Estate Airport KE-7006 8.1 km 004°
Eldoret Boma Airport HKED 16 km 018°
George Smith Farm Airport KE-6873 25 km 016°
Kapsumbeiwa Nandi Airport KE-6888 30 km 183°
Sergoit Airport KE-0009 32 km 030°
Kerio Valley Airport KE-6978 48 km 101°
Tinderet Teas Estate Airstrip KE-0199 49 km 164°
Kakamega Airport HKKG 52 km 253°
Webuye Airport HKWE 56 km 295°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Eldoret ELD VOR-DME 0.7 km 293°
Eldoret ELI NDB 2.7 km 258°
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