Moi Air Base

ICAO HKREMedium airport

Moi Air Base is a medium airport near Nairobi in Nairobi City County, Kenya. It is listed as ICAO HKRE. The airport is located at -1.2773° / 36.8623° at an elevation of 1,626 m (5,336 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 2,438 m. The nearest airport is Embakasi Airport, 6.4 km (4 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Moi Air Base with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Moi Air Base — Overview map

Data

Data
ICAO code	`HKRE`
Identifier	`HKRE`
Type	Medium airport
City	Nairobi
Region	Nairobi City County
Country	Kenya
Coordinates	-1.27727, 36.86230
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	1° 16′ 38.17″ S 36° 51′ 44.28″ E
Elevation	1,626 m (5,336 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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