Kisumu International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Kisumu, Kisumu County (Kenya)

IATA: KIS ICAO: HKKI

Longest Active Runway

10,823 ft

3,299 meters

Field Elevation

3,734 ft

1,138 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-0.0861°, 34.7289°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #415 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#662 of 7558

Top 8.8% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Kenya)

#4 of 4 in KE

#4 of 23 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+8.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 KIS in numbers: 10,823 ft longest runway · tied #415 of 650 published · #662 of 7,558 worldwide (top 8.8%) · #4 in Kenya.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Mid-Altitude Aerodrome (2,000–4,999 ft)

KIS lies at 1,138 m (3,734 ft), #74 of 650 published airports by elevation and 88.9 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 798 ft below the Kenya median (4,532 ft, 4 airports); EDL is highest at 6,941 ft, 3,207 ft higher than KIS.

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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: Eldoret International Airport (EDL), 42.5 NM, 11,480 ft. EDL has the radius's longest runway, 657 ft more than KIS.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,823 ft (3,299 m)

KIS runway: 06/24 10,823 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #4 of 4 in Kenya; NBO leads by 2,684 ft (13,507 ft). +8.2% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
06/24	10,823 ft (3299 m / 3.299 km)	148 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
Eldoret International Airport (Eldoret)	`EDL`	42.5 NM (78.7 km)	11,480 ft	✅ Lighted

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