Eldoret International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County (Kenya)

IATA: EDL ICAO: HKEL

Longest Active Runway

11,480 ft

3,499 meters

Field Elevation

6,941 ft

2,116 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

0.4045°, 35.2389°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#301 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#488 of 7558

Top 6.4% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Kenya)

#2 of 4 in KE

#2 of 23 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+14.8%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 EDL in numbers: 11,480 ft longest runway · #301 of 650 published · #488 of 7,558 worldwide (top 6.4%) · #2 in Kenya.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

High-Altitude Aerodrome (≥5,000 ft)

EDL lies at 2,116 m (6,941 ft), #21 of 650 published airports by elevation and 96.1 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 2,409 ft above the Kenya median (4,532 ft, 4 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Kisumu International Airport (KIS), 42.5 NM, 10,823 ft. EDL has the longest runway in this radius, 657 ft over KIS.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,480 ft (3,499 m)

EDL runway: 08/26 11,480 × 147 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #2 of 4 in Kenya; NBO leads by 2,027 ft (13,507 ft). +14.8% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
08/26	11,480 ft (3499 m / 3.499 km)	147 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Kisumu International Airport (Kisumu)	`KIS`	42.5 NM (78.7 km)	10,823 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →