KIS · Kisumu, Kenya
Kisumu International Airport.
--:--:-- · EAT (UTC+03:00) · 0.0861° S, 34.7289° E
Kisumu International Airport
Airport in Kisumu
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for KIS
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 3208; ident HKKI; 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
Kisumu International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
17 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
KIS / HKKI
OurAirports ident
HKKI
GPS / local code
HKKI
ISO region
KE-42
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
kenyaairports.co.ke
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1431734
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
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, 9:22 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
41 km
Approximate distance to central Kisumu.
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
10,823 ft / 3,299 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1930 · Kenya Airports Authority
Owner / entity
Q1431734
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
17 source-backed signals
Kisumu International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Kisumu, Kenya. Kisumu's built-up core sits roughly 41 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.
Kisumu International Airport (KIS / HKKI) is at 0.0861° S, 34.7289° E, elevation 3,734 ft (1,138 m), serving Kisumu, 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.
Kisumu is in Kenya (capital Nairobi); on Africa/Nairobi (EAT, UTC+03:00); working languages: English, Swahili; currency: KES (Sh).
Distance from central Kisumu: 41 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 KIS.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Kisumu International Airport (KIS / HKKI)
Kisumu International Airport · Airport in Kisumu
Source identifiers
HKKI · HKKI · KE-42
kenyaairports.co.ke · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Kisumu International Airport is an international airport in Kisumu, the third-largest city in Kenya.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for KIS; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Kisumu
kisumu · 4.1 km from KIS
Kenya · Africa/Nairobi · +0h · population 397,957 · city coordinates -0.1022, 34.7617
2. Mbale
mbale · 19 km from KIS
Kenya · Africa/Nairobi · +0h · population 60,000 · city coordinates 0.0821, 34.7214
3. Khwisero
khwisero · 32 km from KIS
Kenya · Africa/Nairobi · +0h · population 113,294 · city coordinates 0.1712, 34.5947
4. Kakamega
kakamega · 41 km from KIS
Kenya · Africa/Nairobi · +0h · population 1,867,579 · city coordinates 0.2842, 34.7523
5. Oyugis
oyugis · 47 km from KIS
Kenya · Africa/Nairobi · +0h · population 19,947 · city coordinates -0.5097, 34.7307
6. Bondo
bondo · 51 km from KIS
Kenya · Africa/Nairobi · +0h · population 22,712 · city coordinates -0.0962, 34.2732
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. EDL HKEL
Eldoret International Airport · Eldoret
79 km from KIS · Africa/Nairobi · +0h · elevation 6,941 ft (2,116 m) · airport coordinates 0.4045, 35.2389
2. EBB HUEN
Entebbe International Airport · Entebbe
255 km from KIS · Africa/Kampala · +0h · elevation 3,782 ft (1,153 m) · airport coordinates 0.0424, 32.4435
3. NBO HKJK
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Nairobi
280 km from KIS · Africa/Nairobi · +0h · elevation 5,330 ft (1,625 m) · airport coordinates -1.3189, 36.9282
Route-time reference set
1. KIS-EDL
Eldoret · 79 km · 56m
Africa/Nairobi · +0h from KIS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. KIS-EBB
Entebbe · 255 km · 1h 9m
Africa/Kampala · +0h from KIS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. KIS-NBO
Nairobi · 280 km · 1h 11m
Africa/Nairobi · +0h from KIS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 10,823 ft / 3,299 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for KIS.
Runway identifiers
06/24
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. EDL HKEL
Eldoret International Airport · Eldoret · 79 km from KIS
large airport · Africa/Nairobi · kenya · 6,941 ft (2,116 m) · 0.4045, 35.2389
2. NBO HKJK
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Nairobi · 280 km from KIS
large airport · Africa/Nairobi · kenya · 5,330 ft (1,625 m) · -1.3189, 36.9282
3. MBA HKMO
Moi International Airport · Mombasa · 696 km from KIS
large airport · Africa/Nairobi · kenya · 200 ft (61 m) · -4.0348, 39.5942
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
It is the third-busiest airport in Kenya, the busiest airport in Kenya west of Nairobi, and the country's fourth international airport.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for KIS.
Country and authority
KIS 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). KIS is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport in Kisumu. 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
Regional role cue: Kisumu International Airport is an international airport in Kisumu, the third-largest city in Kenya.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1431734 · Kisumu International Airport. Administrative area: Nyanza Province
Field and clock profile
Kisumu International Airport is a moderate-elevation field at 3,734 ft (1,138 m), positioned at 0.0861° S, 34.7289° E in the Equatorial deep tropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 10,823 ft / 3,299 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
Kisumu is the closest retained city-time anchor at 4.1 km. EDL Eldoret is the closest retained airport alternative at 79 km.
Country airport peers
KIS is compared with EDL Eldoret at 79 km, NBO Nairobi at 280 km, MBA Mombasa at 696 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
KIS-EDL Eldoret: 79 km, about 56m, +0h. KIS-EBB Entebbe: 255 km, about 1h 9m, +0h. KIS-NBO Nairobi: 280 km, about 1h 11m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident HKKI 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 10,823 ft / 3,299 m
Runway identifiers
06/24
OurAirports classifies KIS as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Kisumu.
KIS (HKKI) is a moderate-elevation field at 3,734 ft (1,138 m) in the deep tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
KIS sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
KIS's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 10,823 ft / 3,299 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
Kenya Airports Authority is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for KIS.
- It is the third-busiest airport in Kenya, the busiest airport in Kenya west of Nairobi, and the country's fourth international airport.
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 KIS
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
KIS uses Africa/Nairobi (EAT, UTC+03:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Kisumu International Airport is about 41 km from central Kisumu; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
EDL Eldoret 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 KIS inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
KIS ranks #2 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
KIS shares Africa/Nairobi with EDL Eldoret KE · MBA Mombasa KE · NBO Nairobi KE. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
KIS is 3,734 ft (1,138 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include INC 3,743 ft (1,141 m) (9 ft delta) · LUN 3,779 ft (1,152 m) (45 ft delta) · EBB 3,782 ft (1,153 m) (48 ft delta) · CJS 3,904 ft (1,190 m) (170 ft delta) · YYC 3,557 ft (1,084 m) (177 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
KIS's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are EDL 79 km +0h · EBB 255 km +0h · NBO 280 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eldoret | EDL | 79 km | 56m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Entebbe | EBB | 255 km | 1h 9m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Nairobi | NBO | 280 km | 1h 11m | +0h | --:--:-- |
KIS to EDL
Eldoret
Distance 79 km; estimated travel window 56m; destination zone Africa/Nairobi is +0h from KIS. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
KIS to EBB
Entebbe
Distance 255 km; estimated travel window 1h 9m; destination zone Africa/Kampala is +0h from KIS. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
KIS to NBO
Nairobi
Distance 280 km; estimated travel window 1h 11m; destination zone Africa/Nairobi is +0h from KIS. 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 Kisumu, 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.
Kisumu 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 KIS, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Kisumu
kisumu · 4.1 km · Africa/Nairobi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mbale
mbale · 19 km · Africa/Nairobi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Khwisero
khwisero · 32 km · Africa/Nairobi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kakamega
kakamega · 41 km · Africa/Nairobi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Oyugis
oyugis · 47 km · Africa/Nairobi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bondo
bondo · 51 km · Africa/Nairobi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Siaya
siaya · 52 km · Africa/Nairobi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Muhoroni
muhoroni · 53 km · Africa/Nairobi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kapsabet
kapsabet · 53 km · Africa/Nairobi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mumias
mumias · 54 km · Africa/Nairobi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Homa Bay
homa-bay · 58 km · Africa/Nairobi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Nyamira
nyamira · 58 km · Africa/Nairobi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Kisumu 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: Eldoret (EDL), Entebbe (EBB), Nairobi (NBO). 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 10,823 ft / 3,299 m; identifiers 06/24.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Kenya Airports Authority.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1930.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from KIS. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Eldoret International AirportEDL
Eldoret · large airport
- Distance
- 79 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 6,941 ft (2,116 m)
Compare against EDL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Entebbe International AirportEBB
Entebbe · large airport
- Distance
- 255 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.
Jomo Kenyatta International AirportNBO
Nairobi · large airport
- Distance
- 280 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.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Kisumu International Airport (KIS) in?▾
Kisumu International Airport is in the Africa/Nairobi timezone (UTC+03:00, EAT).
What are the codes for Kisumu International Airport?▾
Kisumu International Airport uses IATA code KIS and ICAO code HKKI.
Where is Kisumu International Airport located?▾
Kisumu International Airport is located in Kisumu, Kenya at coordinates 0.0861° S, 34.7289° E, with an elevation of 3,734 ft (1,138 m) (moderate-elevation field in the deep tropics).
How far is Kisumu International Airport from central Kisumu?▾
Kisumu International Airport sits roughly 41 km from the nearest mapped city center for Kisumu.
Which route reference is most useful from KIS?▾
Eldoret (EDL) 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 KIS.
What other airports in Kenya are close peers to KIS?▾
KIS's curated peers in Kenya on this site include EDL Eldoret, NBO Nairobi, MBA Mombasa.
How many runways does Kisumu International Airport have?▾
Kisumu International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 10,823 ft / 3,299 m; identifiers include 06/24.