Eliye Springs Airport

Eliye Springs Airport
IATA: EYS – ICAO: HKES
Summary
Airport type	Public, Civilian
Owner	Kenya Airports Authority
Serves	Eliye Springs
Location	Eliye Springs, Kenya
Elevation AMSL	1,395 ft / 425 m
Coordinates
Map
EYS Location of the airport in Kenya
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 2,953 900 Asphalt

Eliye Springs Airport (IATA: EYS, ICAO: HKES) is an airport in the Turkana County, Kenya.

Location

Eliye Springs Airport is located in Eliye Springs, a village in Turkana County in northwestern Kenya, on the western shores of Lake Turkana.

By air, Eliye Springs Airport is situated approximately 530 kilometres (330 mi), by air, northwest of Nairobi International Airport, Kenya's largest civilian airport. The geographic coordinates of this airport are:3° 13' 12.00"N, 36° 0' 0.00"E (Latitude:3.220000; Longitude:36.000000).

Overview

Eliye Springs Airport is a small civilian airport, serving the village of Eliye Springs. Situated at 425 metres (1,394 ft) above sea level, the airport has a single unpaved runway measuring 2,953 feet (900 m) in length.

Airlines and destinations

None at the moment.

See also

• Eliye Springs
• Lodwar
• Turkana District
• Rift Valley Province
• Kenya Airports Authority
• Kenya Civil Aviation Authority
• List of airports in Kenya

External links

• Location of Eliye Springs Airport At Google Maps
• Website of Kenya Airports Authority
• List of Airports In Kenya
• Airport information for HKES at Great Circle Mapper.