Moi International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Mombasa, Mombasa County (Kenya)

IATA: MBA ICAO: HKMO

Longest Active Runway

10,991 ft

3,350 meters

Field Elevation

200 ft

61 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-4.0348°, 39.5942°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #380 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#612 of 7558

Top 8.1% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Kenya)

#3 of 4 in KE

#3 of 23 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+9.9%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 MBA in numbers: 10,991 ft longest runway · tied #380 of 650 published · #612 of 7,558 worldwide (top 8.1%) · #3 in Kenya.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

MBA lies at 61 m (200 ft), #375 of 650 published airports by elevation and 37.1 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 4,332 ft below the Kenya median (4,532 ft, 4 airports); EDL is highest at 6,941 ft, 6,741 ft higher than MBA.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of MBA. Nearest published airport: Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ), 133 NM, 9,915 ft (1,076 ft shorter than MBA); 4 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,991 ft (3,350 m)

MBA runways: 03/21 10,991 × 151 ft asphalt (asp); 15/33 4,473 × 118 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #3 of 4 in Kenya; NBO leads by 2,516 ft (13,507 ft). +9.9% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
03/21	10,991 ft (3350 m / 3.350 km)	151 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
15/33	4,473 ft (1363 m / 1.363 km)	118 ft (36m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active

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