Airports / Kenya / KWY
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
29 nm
To the nearest alternate
Manda Airport (LAU).
Overview
Kiwayu Airport (HKWY / KWY) sits in Kiwayu, Kenya, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 21 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 KWY for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Manda Airport (LAU, 29 nm), Malindi International Airport (MYD, 105 nm), and Kismayo Airport (KMU, 118 nm).
Charter pricing from KWY depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Mkononi Airport. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Kiwayu.
Field capability
ICAO
HKWY
IATA
KWY
FAA / Local
HKWY
Elevation
21 ft
Coordinates
1.9606° S · 41.2972° 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 21 ft, KWY sits lower than 88% 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.
- 29nmLAUManda AirportLamu
- 105nmMYDMalindi International AirportMalindi
- 118nmKMUKismayo AirportKismayo
- 161nmMBAMoi International AirportMombasa
- 217nmPMAPemba AirportChake Chake
- 231nmTGTTanga AirportTanga
Location
Open the full mapKWY · Kiwayu Airport · Kiwayu, Kenya