EDL · Eldoret, Kenya
Eldoret International Airport.
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Eldoret International Airport
International airport in Eldoret
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for EDL
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3205; ident HKEL; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
kenyaairports.co.ke
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Eldoret International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
EDL / HKEL
OurAirports ident
HKEL
GPS / local code
HKEL
ISO region
KE-27
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
kenyaairports.co.ke
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1258402
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:19 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--EAT · UTC+03:00
Time zone
EAT
Africa/Nairobi · UTC+03:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
56 km
Approximate distance to central Eldoret.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Nairobi
Languages
English, Swahili
Currency
KES (Sh)
Country area
580,367 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
11,480 ft / 3,499 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1995 · Kenya Airports Authority
Owner / entity
Q1258402
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Eldoret International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Eldoret, Kenya. Eldoret's built-up core sits roughly 56 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00, EAT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Eldoret International Airport (EDL / HKEL) is at 0.4045° N, 35.2389° E, elevation 6,941 ft (2,116 m), serving Eldoret, Kenya.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Eldoret is in Kenya (capital Nairobi); on Africa/Nairobi (EAT, UTC+03:00); working languages: English, Swahili; currency: KES (Sh).
Distance from central Eldoret: 56 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for EDL.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Eldoret International Airport (EDL / HKEL)
Eldoret International Airport · International airport in Eldoret
Known label 1
HKED
Alternate airport-name cue retained for EDL, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
HKEL · HKEL · KE-27
kenyaairports.co.ke · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Location cue
Eldoret International Airport is located in Uasin Gishu County, near Eldoret city in western Kenya.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Eldoret
eldoret · 13 km from EDL
Kenya · Africa/Nairobi · +0h · population 475,716 · city coordinates 0.5204, 35.2699
2. Kapsabet
kapsabet · 27 km from EDL
Kenya · Africa/Nairobi · +0h · population 41,997 · city coordinates 0.2039, 35.1050
3. Iten
iten · 42 km from EDL
Kenya · Africa/Nairobi · +0h · population 42,000 · city coordinates 0.6703, 35.5081
4. Moi‘s Bridge
moi-s-bridge · 54 km from EDL
Kenya · Africa/Nairobi · +0h · population 16,355 · city coordinates 0.8718, 35.1221
5. Kakamega
kakamega · 56 km from EDL
Kenya · Africa/Nairobi · +0h · population 1,867,579 · city coordinates 0.2842, 34.7523
6. Webuye
webuye · 56 km from EDL
Kenya · Africa/Nairobi · +0h · population 42,642 · city coordinates 0.6004, 34.7712
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. KIS HKKI
Kisumu International Airport · Kisumu
79 km from EDL · Africa/Nairobi · +0h · elevation 3,734 ft (1,138 m) · airport coordinates -0.0861, 34.7289
2. NBO HKJK
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Nairobi
268 km from EDL · Africa/Nairobi · +0h · elevation 5,330 ft (1,625 m) · airport coordinates -1.3189, 36.9282
3. EBB HUEN
Entebbe International Airport · Entebbe
313 km from EDL · Africa/Kampala · +0h · elevation 3,782 ft (1,153 m) · airport coordinates 0.0424, 32.4435
Route-time reference set
1. EDL-KIS
Kisumu · 79 km · 56m
Africa/Nairobi · +0h from EDL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. EDL-NBO
Nairobi · 268 km · 1h 10m
Africa/Nairobi · +0h from EDL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. EDL-EBB
Entebbe · 313 km · 1h 14m
Africa/Kampala · +0h from EDL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 11,480 ft / 3,499 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for EDL.
Runway identifiers
08/26
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. KIS HKKI
Kisumu International Airport · Kisumu · 79 km from EDL
large airport · Africa/Nairobi · kenya · 3,734 ft (1,138 m) · -0.0861, 34.7289
2. NBO HKJK
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Nairobi · 268 km from EDL
large airport · Africa/Nairobi · kenya · 5,330 ft (1,625 m) · -1.3189, 36.9282
3. MBA HKMO
Moi International Airport · Mombasa · 691 km from EDL
large airport · Africa/Nairobi · kenya · 200 ft (61 m) · -4.0348, 39.5942
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
The airport features a long paved runway and a modern terminal, and is one of Kenya's designated international ports of entry.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for EDL.
Country and authority
EDL sits in Kenya (Republic of Kenya), whose capital is Nairobi. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Africa, Eastern Africa.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English, Swahili. Currency context: KES (Sh). EDL is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
EDL is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with HKED. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
International airport in Eldoret. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Location cue: Eldoret International Airport is located in Uasin Gishu County, near Eldoret city in western Kenya.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1258402 · Eldoret International Airport. Administrative area: Eldoret. Named after: Eldoret
Field and clock profile
Eldoret International Airport is a high-elevation field at 6,941 ft (2,116 m), positioned at 0.4045° N, 35.2389° E in the Equatorial deep tropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 11,480 ft / 3,499 m. The airport clock uses Africa/Nairobi (EAT, UTC+03:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Eldoret is the closest retained city-time anchor at 13 km. KIS Kisumu is the closest retained airport alternative at 79 km.
Country airport peers
EDL is compared with KIS Kisumu at 79 km, NBO Nairobi at 268 km, MBA Mombasa at 691 km inside the retained Kenya airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
EDL-KIS Kisumu: 79 km, about 56m, +0h. EDL-NBO Nairobi: 268 km, about 1h 10m, +0h. EDL-EBB Entebbe: 313 km, about 1h 14m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident HKEL backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. kenyaairports.co.ke is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 11,480 ft / 3,499 m
Runway identifiers
08/26
OurAirports classifies EDL as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Eldoret.
EDL (HKEL) is a high-elevation field at 6,941 ft (2,116 m) in the deep tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
EDL sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
EDL's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 11,480 ft / 3,499 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
Kenya Airports Authority is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for EDL.
- The airport features a long paved runway and a modern terminal, and is one of Kenya's designated international ports of entry.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at kenyaairports.co.ke, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for EDL
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
EDL uses Africa/Nairobi (EAT, UTC+03:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Eldoret International Airport is about 56 km from central Eldoret; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
KIS Kisumu is the closest retained alternate at 79 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
kenyaairports.co.ke is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place EDL inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
EDL ranks #1 in the curated Kenya airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 4 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
EDL shares Africa/Nairobi with KIS Kisumu KE · MBA Mombasa KE · NBO Nairobi KE. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
EDL is 6,941 ft (2,116 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include MDE 6,955 ft (2,120 m) (14 ft delta) · SAH 7,216 ft (2,199 m) (275 ft delta) · MEX 7,316 ft (2,230 m) (375 ft delta) · PBC 7,361 ft (2,244 m) (420 ft delta) · NLU 7,369 ft (2,246 m) (428 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
EDL's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are KIS 79 km +0h · NBO 268 km +0h · EBB 313 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kisumu | KIS | 79 km | 56m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Nairobi | NBO | 268 km | 1h 10m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Entebbe | EBB | 313 km | 1h 14m | +0h | --:--:-- |
EDL to KIS
Kisumu
Distance 79 km; estimated travel window 56m; destination zone Africa/Nairobi is +0h from EDL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
EDL to NBO
Nairobi
Distance 268 km; estimated travel window 1h 10m; destination zone Africa/Nairobi is +0h from EDL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
EDL to EBB
Entebbe
Distance 313 km; estimated travel window 1h 14m; destination zone Africa/Kampala is +0h from EDL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Because the airport sits well outside central Eldoret, surface transfer planning matters almost as much as flight timing, especially for late arrivals and early departures.
Kakamega is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Eldoret International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from EDL, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Eldoret
eldoret · 13 km · Africa/Nairobi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kapsabet
kapsabet · 27 km · Africa/Nairobi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Iten
iten · 42 km · Africa/Nairobi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Moi‘s Bridge
moi-s-bridge · 54 km · Africa/Nairobi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kakamega
kakamega · 56 km · Africa/Nairobi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Webuye
webuye · 56 km · Africa/Nairobi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kabarnet
kabarnet · 57 km · Africa/Nairobi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Muhoroni
muhoroni · 63 km · Africa/Nairobi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kiminini
kiminini · 65 km · Africa/Nairobi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Eldama Ravine
eldama-ravine · 67 km · Africa/Nairobi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mbale
mbale · 68 km · Africa/Nairobi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kimilili
kimilili · 72 km · Africa/Nairobi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Eldoret International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Kisumu (KIS), Nairobi (NBO), Entebbe (EBB). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 11,480 ft / 3,499 m; identifiers 08/26.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Kenya Airports Authority.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1995.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from EDL. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Kisumu International AirportKIS
Kisumu · large airport
- Distance
- 79 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 3,734 ft (1,138 m)
Compare against KIS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Jomo Kenyatta International AirportNBO
Nairobi · large airport
- Distance
- 268 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 5,330 ft (1,625 m)
Compare against NBO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Entebbe International AirportEBB
Entebbe · large airport
- Distance
- 313 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 3,782 ft (1,153 m)
Compare against EBB when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Eldoret International Airport (EDL) in?▾
Eldoret International Airport is in the Africa/Nairobi timezone (UTC+03:00, EAT).
What are the codes for Eldoret International Airport?▾
Eldoret International Airport uses IATA code EDL and ICAO code HKEL.
Where is Eldoret International Airport located?▾
Eldoret International Airport is located in Eldoret, Kenya at coordinates 0.4045° N, 35.2389° E, with an elevation of 6,941 ft (2,116 m) (high-elevation field in the deep tropics).
How far is Eldoret International Airport from central Eldoret?▾
Eldoret International Airport sits roughly 56 km from the nearest mapped city center for Eldoret.
Which route reference is most useful from EDL?▾
Kisumu (KIS) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 56m, destination timezone Africa/Nairobi, and a +0h difference from EDL.
What other airports in Kenya are close peers to EDL?▾
EDL's curated peers in Kenya on this site include KIS Kisumu, NBO Nairobi, MBA Mombasa.
How many runways does Eldoret International Airport have?▾
Eldoret International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 11,480 ft / 3,499 m; identifiers include 08/26.