About Eliye Springs Airport

ICAO	HKES
IATA	EYS
FIR	Nairobi FIR
Region	Turkana
Country	Kenya
Runways	9/27
Type	Small airport
Coordinates (ARP)	3.23635, 35.97664 031411N 0355836E
Coordinates (Center)	3.23655, 35.97468 031412N 0355829E
Variation	1.9° E (2024)
Timezone	Nairobi (+3 h)
Local time	May 7, 2024 20:27

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Eliye Springs Airport

Eliye Springs Airport is a small airport in Turkana, Kenya. The airport is located at latitude 3.23655 and longitude 35.97468. The airport has one runway: 9/27. The ICAO airport code of this field is HKES. The airport's IATA code is EYS. Nearby other airfields are Lake Rudolf Airport, Lothagah Airport, Kalokol Airport, Lodwar Airport and Kataboi Airport.

Eliye Springs Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Lodwar Airport, which is 42 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Nairobi.

Eliye Springs Airport is in the timezone of Africa/Nairobi. Difference with UTC is +3 h. Today the sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 18:40. This applies to Eliye Springs 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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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.

Runways

ID	True Heading	Magnetic Heading	Latitude	Longitude	Approx. length
9	093°	091°	3.2363	35.9785	856 m
27	273°	271°	3.2368	35.9708	856 m

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

	ID	Distance	Direction
Lake Rudolf Airport	KE-7024	22 km	333°
Lothagah Airport	KE-6036	24 km	159°
Kalokol Airport	HKFG	32 km	331°
Lodwar Airport	HKLO	42 km	252°
Kataboi Airport	KE-0130	60 km	344°
Alia Bay Airport	KE-0088	61 km	031°
Nariokotome Airport	KE-0174	99 km	351°
Nariokotome Mission Airport	KE-0060	99 km	352°
Loporot Airport	KE-6035	100 km	185°

Navigational aids

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