Airports / Kenya / LOK
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
100 nm
To the nearest alternate
Lokichogio Airport (LKG).
Overview
Located in Lodwar, Kenya, Lodwar Airport (HKLO / LOK) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 1,715 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into LOK for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Lokichogio Airport (LKG, 100 nm), Kitale Airport (KTL, 135 nm), and Soroti Airport (SRT, 146 nm).
Charter pricing from LOK depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Lodwar.
Field capability
ICAO
HKLO
IATA
LOK
FAA / Local
HKLO
Elevation
1,715 ft
Coordinates
3.1220° N · 35.6087° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Kenya fields
state range 20–6,941 ft
At 1,715 ft, LOK sits lower than 65% of the 17 Kenya fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 100nmLKGLokichogio AirportLokichogio
- 135nmKTLKitale AirportKitale
- 146nmSRTSoroti AirportSoroti
- 165nmEDLEldoret International AirportEldoret
- 168nmBCOJinka AirportJinka
- 200nmKISKisumu International AirportKisumu
Location
Open the full mapHKLO · Lodwar Airport · Lodwar, Kenya