OurAirports: Latest comments for Garissa County, Kenya

[HKWJ] "A sight!" by norkeys

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 11:11:58 +0000

Comment by @norkeys on Wajir Airport, Kenya:

Flight from KMU to NBO was stopped here for a security check per protocol. A result of overzealous Kenyan administration.

[HKEW] "3 fields near El Wak?" by Frits

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 11:45:09 +0000

Comment by @Frits on El Wak Airport, Kenya:

I do not like to start a debate, but pls note following: When creating entries for the airfields around El Wak, I added a comment in the entry for the disused city airport that there were possibly two other fields nearby. One of them (a gravel strip) was clearly visible approx. 7.5 kms to the west of the city, for which I created a new entry (KE-0212). I also added a link to the newspaper article which shows people celebrating the opening of what looks like a gravel strip. It is not clear whether this is the same strip of entry KE-0212). Lastly, OpenAIP has an airport HKEW at a location to the S of El Wak city. Although nothing is visible in satellite pictures, this could indeed refer to a stretch of the main road. I therefore have absolutely no problem of HKEW being added to the database with these coordinates, as David has done.

What bothers me somewhat is that this was not done by actually adding a new airport to the database, but by taking the entry for the gravel strip located to the W of the city, and changing its coordinates and designation (KE-0212 is now HKEW). Through this change we may well have a correct HKEW entry, but we have completely lost the gravel strip to the W of El Wak city from the database. I would propose that we do not do this in future and instead preserve other entrie (unless clearly wrong).

Thx for your consideration, Frits

[KE-0213] "New airport" by david

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:58:13 +0000

Comment by @david on (Old) El Wak Airport, Kenya:

https://ourairports.com/airports/HKEW/

[HKEW] "2km stretch" by david

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:55:14 +0000

Comment by @david on El Wak Airport, Kenya:

this article suggested the new airport is a 2 km long straight stretch on a 10km road, so this location seems to fit the bill and matches the coordinates

https://www.the-star.co.ke/counties/north-eastern/2016-02-25-new-airstrip-to-open-up-elwak-town/

[KE-0213] "Old El Wak Airport now closed" by Frits

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 13:34:31 +0000

Comment by @Frits on (Old) El Wak Airport, Kenya:

The downtown airport is now closed and partly built-over. OpenAIP shows an airport to the S of El Wak city, labelled HKEW (the old city airport's code). No facilities are visible on the satellite images, so it's not clear whether this is in fact correct. However there is a gravel strip about 7.5 kms W of the city, which seems to serve as the new Airport. I have added this to the database.

[KE-0108] "(no subject)" by Anonymous Flier

Tue, 18 Apr 2017 07:14:31 +0000

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Dadaab Airstrip, Kenya:

would you help me to full fill the ICAO standard

[KE-0108] "(no subject)" by Anonymous Flier

Tue, 18 Apr 2017 07:12:57 +0000

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Dadaab Airstrip, Kenya:

Its not a world wide airport as a result of the we can't get supportive information

[KE-0072] "beautifull motherlandot" by Anonymous Flier

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:36:17 +0000

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Rhamu Airport, Kenya:

rhamu a beautifull land oh GOD save that land