Manda Airport
Manda Airport, also called Lamu Airport, is an airport in Kenya. Manda Airport is a small domestic airport located on Manda Island, serving the Lamu Archipelago in Kenya's coastal region. It provides air access to Lamu Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as nearby islands like Shela and Manda. The airport has a single runway and basic facilities, mainly handling domestic flights from Nairobi, Mombasa, and Malindi. Access to Lamu Island from the airport is via a short boat ride.
Location
Manda Airport is located on Manda Island in the Lamu Archipelago of Lamu County on the western shore of the Indian Ocean, on the Kenyan coast.Its location is approximately, by air, southeast of Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport. The geographic coordinates of this airport are 2° 14' 46.00"S, 40° 54' 36.00"E.
Overview
Manda Airport is a small civilian airport on Manda Island, serving the Lamu Archipelago in Kenya. Situated at above sea level, the airport has two runways. The first runway is paved with asphalt and measures in length and in width. The second runway is unpaved and is long and wide.Airlines and destinations
Accidents and incidents
On 14 October 2003 at about 9.00 am local time, a Cessna 208 Caravan I owned and operated by Airkenya Express, with one pilot and no passengers, took off from Wilson Airport in Nairobi, headed for Manda Airport in Lamu, approximately, by air, to the southeast. Soon after becoming airborne, the aircraft lost height, crash-landed in Nairobi National Park and overturned. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The aircraft was written off.The airport is near the Camp Simba US naval base. Al-Shabaab militants attacked the base in January 2020. The airport was temporarily closed.