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Embu Airport is an airport in Kenya.

Embu Airport Kagunga
IATA: n/a ICAO: HKEM
Summary
Airport type	Public, Civilian
Owner	Kenya Airports Authority
Operator	Kenya Airports Authority
Serves	Embu
Location	Embu,  Kenya
Elevation AMSL	4,150 ft / 1,265 m
Coordinates	00°34′08″S 37°29′32″E
Map
Embu Location of Embu Airport in Kenya Placement on map is approximate
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 14/32 3,250 990 Asphalt

Location

Embu Airport, (IATA: n/a, ICAO: HKEM), is located in Embu County, in the town of Embu.

Located about 6.2 kilometres (3.9 mi), by road, southeast of Embu's central business district, the airport lies to the immediate northeast of Don Bosco Boys' Secondary School, on Embu-Kiritiri Road.[1]

This is approximately 144 kilometres (89 mi), by road and 105.5 kilometres (65.6 mi), by air, northeast of Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport.[2] The geographic coordinates of this airport are 00°34'08.0"S, 37°29'32.0"E (Latitude:-0.568890; Longitude:37.492221).[3]

Overview

Embu Airport is a small civilian airport, serving the town of Embu and surrounding communities. Situated at 1,265 metres (4,150 ft) above sea level, the airport has a single asphalt runway 14/32, which measures 3,250 feet (990 m) in length.[4]

Scheduled upgrade

In August 2016, Martin Wambora, the Governor of Embu County, announced that the county would, in partnership with the national government and foreign private investors, spend KES:10 billion (approx. US$100 million), to refurbish the airport to international standards, including the following upgrades:[5]

• Lengthen the runway to 4,000 metres (13,000 ft)
• Build new terminal buildings
• Build warehouses
• Build a hangar
• Construct an airport apron.

See also

• Kenya Airports Authority
• Kenya Civil Aviation Authority
• List of airports in Kenya

References

External links

• Website of Kenya Airports Authority
• List of Airports In Kenya
• Airkenya Routes

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