Airports / Kenya / EDL
Eldoret International Airport
HKEL / EDLEldoret, KenyaELEV 6,941 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
38 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kitale Airport (KTL) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Eldoret, Kenya, Eldoret International Airport (HKEL / EDL) operates as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 6,941 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into EDL for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Kitale Airport (KTL, 38 nm), Kisumu International Airport (KIS, 42 nm), and Nakuru Lanet Airport (NUU, 70 nm).
Charter pricing from EDL depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under HKED. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Eldoret.
Field capability
ICAO
HKEL
IATA
EDL
FAA / Local
HKEL
Elevation
6,941 ft
Coordinates
0.4045° N · 35.2389° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Kenya fields
state range 20–6,941 ft
At 6,941 ft, EDL sits higher than 94% of the 17 Kenya fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 38nmKTLKitale AirportKitale
- 42nmKISKisumu International AirportKisumu
- 70nmNUUNakuru Lanet AirportNakuru
- 109nmMREMara Serena Lodge AirstripSerena
- 110nmHKNYLaikipia Air BaseNanyuki
- 112nmNYKNanyuki Civil AirportGathiuru
Location
Open the full mapHKEL · Eldoret International Airport · Eldoret, Kenya