Airports / Kenya / WIL
Nairobi Wilson Airport
HKNW / WILNairobi, KenyaELEV 5,536 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
4 nm
To the nearest alternate
Moi Air Base (HKRE) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Nairobi Wilson Airport (HKNW / WIL) is a mid-sized airport serving Nairobi, Kenya. Field elevation is 5,536 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list WIL as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Moi Air Base (HKRE, 4 nm), Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO, 7 nm), and Nakuru Lanet Airport (NUU, 73 nm).
Trip costs from WIL are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as WLN. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from WIL to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
HKNW
IATA
WIL
FAA / Local
HKNW
Elevation
5,536 ft
Coordinates
1.3217° S · 36.8148° 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
Yes
Elevation vs Kenya fields
state range 20–6,941 ft
At 5,536 ft, WIL sits higher than 71% 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.
- 4nmHKREMoi Air BaseNairobi
- 7nmNBOJomo Kenyatta International AirportNairobi
- 73nmNUUNakuru Lanet AirportNakuru
- 77nmNYKNanyuki Civil AirportGathiuru
- 82nmHKNYLaikipia Air BaseNanyuki
- 84nmASVAmboseli AirportOl Tukai
Location
Open the full mapHKNW · Nairobi Wilson Airport · Nairobi, Kenya