Overview
The airport serves both domestic and international traffic. It is used mostly by general aviation traffic. Industries that use Wilson Airport extensively include tourism, health care and agriculture. The airport averages traffic of around 120,000 landings and take-offs annually.
Airkenya and other small airlines use Wilson Airport for scheduled domestic passenger services, instead of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, the main airport in Nairobi. Missionary aviation operators AMREF, Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) and AIM AIR use Wilson Airport as their airport base on the African continent. The airport is used also for flight training. The airport is under the supervision of Kenya Airports Authority (KAA).
As a result faster check-in times and fewer flight delays, as compared to Nairobi International Airport, Wilson Airport is commonly used by business executives for both domestic and International travel. Common domestic destinations from Wilson Airport include Kisumu Airport, Mombasa International Airport and Eldoret International Airport.
Situated at 5,546 feet (1,690 m) above sea level, Wilson Airport has two asphalt runways: (a) Runway 1 measures 4,798 feet (1,462 m) long and 72 feet (22 m) wide; (b) Runway 2 measures 5,052 feet (1,540 m) long 76 feet (23 m) wide.
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