{{short description|Airport in Kenya}} {{Use British English|date=May 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox airport | name = Manda Airport | nativename = | nativename-a = | nativename-r = | image = Manda airport.jpg | image-width = | caption = | IATA = LAU | ICAO = HKLU | pushpin_map = Kenya | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Manda Airport in Kenya<br/>'''Placement on map is approximate.''' | pushpin_label = HKLU | pushpin_label_position = bottom | type = Public, civilian | owner = Government of Kenya | operator = Kenya Airports Authority | city-served = Lamu | location = Manda Island, Lamu Archipelago, {{Flagu|Kenya}} | elevation-f = 20 | elevation-m = 6 | coordinates = {{Coord|02|14|46|S|40|54|36|E|type:airport_region:KE|display=inline|name=Manda Airport}} | website = | metric-elev = | metric-rwy = | r1-number = 16/34 | r1-length-f = 6,330 | r1-length-m = 1,930 | r1-surface = Asphalt | r2-number = 08/26 | r2-length-f = 3,054 | r2-length-m = 931 | r2-surface = Dirt/grass | stat-year = | stat1-header = | stat1-data = | stat2-header = | stat2-data = | footnotes = }}

'''Manda Airport''' {{airport codes|LAU|HKLU}}, 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 {{convert|450|km|mi}}, by air, southeast of Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Kenya_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Jomo%20Kenyatta%20Airport%20Nairobi%20(Nairobi%20Area)&toplace=Lamu%20Island%20(Coast)&fromlat=-1.3166667&tolat=-2.2852778&fromlng=36.9333333&tolng=40.87|title=Distance between Jomo Kenyatta Airport Nairobi (Nairobi Area) and Lamu Island (Coast) (Kenya)|website=distancecalculator.globefeed.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-21}}</ref> The geographic coordinates of this airport are 2° 14' 46.00"S, 40° 54' 36.00"E (Latitude: -2.246110; Longitude: 40.910000).

==Overview== Manda Airport is a small civilian airport on Manda Island, serving the Lamu Archipelago in Kenya. Situated at {{convert|6|m|ft}} above sea level,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://weather.gladstonefamily.net/site/HKBA|title=Site Weather Station HKBA in Busia Airport, WE, Kenya|website=CWOP Weather|access-date=2018-08-21}}</ref> the airport has two runways. The first runway (15/33) is paved with asphalt and measures {{convert|6330|ft|m|abbr=}} in length and {{convert|100|ft|m|abbr=}} in width. The second runway (08/26) is unpaved and is {{convert|3054|ft|m}} long and {{convert|46|ft|m}} wide.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jetrequest.com/airport_code/kenya/pwani/lamu/hklu/15705 |title=Detailed Measurements of Manda Airport Runways |access-date=1 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328024312/http://www.jetrequest.com/airport_code/kenya/pwani/lamu/hklu/15705 |archive-date=28 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Airlines and destinations == <!-- Please use only independent sources. The airport and airline itself are not independent sources. --> {{airport-dest-list |Jambojet | Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta |Safarilink | Kiwayu, Nairobi–Wilson |Skyward Express | Mombasa, Nairobi–Wilson }}

==Accidents and incidents== On 14 October 2003 at about 9.00&nbsp;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 {{convert|450|km|mi}}, 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20031014-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208 Caravan I 5Y-BOY Nairobi-Wilson Airport (WIL)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2018-08-21}}</ref>

The airport is near the Camp Simba US naval base. Al-Shabaab militants attacked the base in January 2020. The airport was temporarily closed.<ref>marsecreview.com: [http://www.marsecreview.com/2020/01/suspected-al-shabab-attack-against-us-naval-base-in-manda-bay-kenya-3-killed-2-injured-serving-the-us-and-significant-property-damage/ ''Suspected Al-Shabab Attack Against US Naval Base in Manda Bay, Kenya''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215231224/http://www.marsecreview.com/2020/01/suspected-al-shabab-attack-against-us-naval-base-in-manda-bay-kenya-3-killed-2-injured-serving-the-us-and-significant-property-damage/ |date=15 February 2022 }}</ref>

==See also== * Kenya Airports Authority * Kenya Civil Aviation Authority * List of airports in Kenya

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==External links== * [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=2.246110S,+40.910000E&hl=en&ll=-2.260022,40.912571&spn=0.065867,0.187111&sll=-2.23841,40.926647&sspn=0.065868,0.187111&gl=us&z=13 Location of Manda Airport At Google Maps] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20190919143313/http://kenyaairports.co.ke/ Website of Kenya Airports Authority] * [http://www.aircraft-charter-world.com/airports/africa/kenya.htm List of Airports In Kenya] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528162730/http://www.aircraft-charter-world.com/airports/africa/kenya.htm |date=28 May 2010 }} *{{GCM|HKLU}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090102003447/http://www.kenyaairports.co.ke/kaa/airports/airstrips/manda_intro.html Kenya Airports Authority – Manda Airstrip] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20121024101506/http://aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=LAU Accident history for LAU] at Aviation Safety Network

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