NAIROBI, Kenya, July 23 – The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has announced plans to upgrade runways at the Wilson Airport in Nairobi.
The rehabilitation exercise aims to meet current and expected travel demands, KAA Board Chairman Caleb Kositany said.
“We are focused on delivering infrastructure that matches Kenya’s ambitions as a regional aviation leader,” said Kositany during a stakeholder’s engagement that brought together board leadership from KAA, the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, and the Kenya Association of Air Operators (KAAO).
Kenya’s airports, including Wilson and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), have faced a spike in the number of flyers and aircraft in the past few years, straining the already constrained infrastructures, resulting in flight delays as well as congestion.
In 2020, for instance, airlines protested delays in the completion of international departures at the Jkia, arguing that they were taking a toll on airlines due to occasional congestion at the facility.
Wilson Airport, formerly known as Nairobi Aerodrome, is one of Kenya’s biggest aviation hubs and serves both domestic and international flights. Its yearly aircraft movements are about 120,000.
