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Mombasa Airport is operated by Kenya Airports Authority. It was named after former Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi during his tenure. At 61 metres (200 ft) above sea level, [4] the airport has two runways: Runway 1 (3/21) measures 3,350 metres (10,990 ft) in length and is equipped with an ILS instrument landing system.
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Fly540 started operations between Nairobi and Mombasa on November 24, 2006. [4] The airline's name refers to its price of KSh5,540 per adult return fare between the above-mentioned cities. [5] Lonrho Africa was a major investor in the company, paying US $1.5 million for a 49% stake. [6]
The airport was established as Nairobi West Aerodrome in 1929 by Florence Kerr Wilson, a wealthy widow.Built at a cost of £50,000 (£3.2 million in 2020), Mrs Wilson hired pilot Tom Campbell Black to run the airport.
Between 2010 and 2016, the Nairobi Southern Bypass was constructed to divert traffic around the city of Nairobi. Additionally, 2019 marked the commencement of the Nairobi Expressway project, a toll road designed to traverse the city center on an elevated viaduct above the A8 highway. [7] This toll road was opened to traffic in 2022.
It first flew on 4 February 1977 servicing the London–Nairobi route with a Boeing 707–321 leased from British Midland Airways. [1] [2] A year later, the airline 's network comprised five domestic and 16 international destinations. [3]
On 5 March 2024, Safarilink Aviation Flight 053, a Dash 8-315 registered as 5Y-SLK on a scheduled flight to Ukunda Airport, collided on climbout from Wilson Airport with a Cessna 172M on a local training flight.
Mombasa Road, also known as the Nairobi–Mombasa Road, or Mombasa–Nairobi Road or A109 Road (Kenya) is the main road between Nairobi, Kenya's capital and largest city and Mombasa, the country's largest port city. The road is a component of the Northern Corridor. [1] It is part of the Lagos–Mombasa Highway.