Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Jomo Kenyatta
International Airport
Jomo Kenyatta ; International Airport
	IATA: NBO; ICAO: HKJK; WMO: 63740;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Kenya Airports Authority
Serves	Nairobi Metropolitan Region
Location	Embakasi, Nairobi, Kenya
Opened	9 March 1958
Hub for	Kenya Airways; Jambojet; Fly540; African Express Airways;
Elevation AMSL	1,624 m / 5,330 ft
Coordinates	01°19′07″S 36°55′33″E
Website	kaa.go.ke
Map
	NBO Location within Kenya
Runways
Statistics (2020)
Passengers
Passengers	984,769
Aircraft Movements	2,000
Economic Impact	0.01% of GDP ($781 Million / KES 1.8 Billion)
	Latitude and longitude provided by Kenya Airports Authority

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (IATA: NBO, ICAO: HKJK) is an international airport serving Nairobi, the capital and largest city of Kenya. The other three important international airports in Kenya include Kisumu International Airport, Moi International Airport and Eldoret International Airport. JKIA is located in the Embakasi suburb 18 kilometres (11 mi) southeast of Nairobi's central business district, the airport has scheduled flights to destinations in over 50 countries. Originally named Embakasi Airport, the airport's name was changed in 1978 after Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya's first President and Prime Minister. The airport served over 7 million passengers in 2016, making it the seventh busiest airport in passenger traffic on the continent.

The postal code for Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) is 00501

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