Embu Airport

ICAO HKEMSmall airfield

Embu Airport is a small airfield near Embu in Embu County, Kenya. It is listed as ICAO HKEM. The airport is located at -0.5748° / 37.4970° at an elevation of 1,265 m (4,150 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,599 m. The nearest airport is Wanguru (Thiba) Airport, 19 km (12 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

Symbolic aviation imagery (AI-generated) – not a photo of this specific airport.

Map detail of Embu Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Embu Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
ICAO code	`HKEM`
Identifier	`HKEM`
Type	Small airfield
City	Embu
Region	Embu County
Country	Kenya
Coordinates	-0.57482, 37.49696
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	0° 34′ 29.36″ S 37° 29′ 49.06″ E
Elevation	1,265 m (4,150 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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