Kiwayu Airport
IATA: KWY ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Public, Civilian
Operator	Kenya Airports Authority
Serves	Kiwayu, Lamu District, Coast Province, Kenya
Location	Kenya
Elevation AMSL	7 m / 23 ft
Coordinates	01°57′38″S 041°17′51″E / 1.96056°S 41.29750°E / -1.96056; 41.29750
Website	Homepage
Map
KWY Location of the airport in Kenya
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 04/22 3,000 920 Unpaved

Kiwayu Airport (IATA: KWY) is an airport serving Kiwayu (also spelled Kiwayuu), a small island in the eastern part of the Lamu Archipelago off the coast of Kenya. The airstrip is located on the mainland, adjacent to the northern tip of Kiwayu Island. This location lies in Lamu District, Coast Province, on the western shores of the Indian Ocean.

Its location is approximately 451 kilometres (280 mi), by air, southeast of Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport.^[1]

Overview

The airport is a small-sized airport that serves the island of Kiwayu and surrounding communities. Situated at 21 feet (6.4 m) above sea level,^[2] the airport has a single unpaved runway 04-22 that measures 3,000 feet (910 m) long.^[3]

Airlines and destinations