Moi International Airport
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Moi International Airport (Template:Comma separated entries) is an international airport in Mombasa, the second-largest city in Kenya. In 2020, the airport was heralded as the "Best Airport in Africa" (with under 2 million passengers annually) by Airports Council International.[1]
Overview
Moi International Airport serves the city of Mombasa and surrounding communities. It lies approximately Script error: No such module "convert"., by air, southeast of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, the largest and busiest airport in the country.[2] Mombasa Airport is operated by Kenya Airports Authority. It was named after former Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi during his tenure.
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There are two terminals at the airport. Terminal 1 is primarily used for international flights, while Terminal 2 is used for domestic flights. Some airlines such as Kenya Airways use Terminal 1 for both domestic and international.
In September 2018, it was confirmed that Qatar Airways would be introducing four weekly flights to Mombasa operating with the A320. The first flight commenced on 11 December 2018, with a flight time from Doha of just over 6 hours.[5]
History
The airport was built during the Second World War by the Engineer Corps of the South African Army.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". During the war, it was used by the Fleet Air Arm as a land base of the British Eastern Fleet which was based at nearby Kilindini Harbour from 1942, by the Royal Air Force (AHQ East Africa and No. 246 Wing RAF) which operated anti-submarine Catalina flying boats off the East Africa coast and by the South African Air Force which was engaged in the war against Italy in Abyssinia.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Benair Engineering constructed its first private aircraft maintenance hangar in 1997 as a temporary structure and it is still standing today.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The hangar is located adjacent to the government hangar built to maintain Catalina aircraft during WW2 as part of the British East Africa war effort. Benair has been the principal aircraft maintenance facility since its inception at the Kenya coast and the name is based on the Chief engineer Geoffrey Benaglia. Principal customers include Dorenair, Dodsons International, Bluesky Aviation, Precision Air (Tanzania) and Mombasa Air Safari.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Starting on 18 August 1992, Moi International Airport was used as the headquarters for the US Central Command's regional command and control headquarters for Operation Provide Relief until 4 December of that same year when it was subordinated and merged with Operation Restore Hope.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
From July to September 1994, Moi International Airport was used almost continuously as a refueling station during the Operation Support Hope humanitarian mission into Rwanda. Empty C-141 and C-5 freighter jets returning to Europe flew to Mombasa due to the scarcity of fuel in the African interior. The airlift through Mombasa ceased by October due to runway expansion work.[6]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Mombasa Moi Airport: Template:Airport-dest-list
Accidents and incidents
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Statistics
References
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External links
- Location of Moi International Airport At Google Maps
- Kenya Airports Authority – Moi International Airport
- Template:ASN – Mombasa Airport
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