Priorities change for Kisumu Airport in Kenya

It was learned that the various ongoing work stages of the reconstruction of the

It was learned that the various ongoing work stages of the reconstruction of the Kisumu Airport will be fine-tuned, to allow for a full re-opening by latest August of this year. The contractors will concentrate on completing the runway shoulders and the runway extension with absolute priority, while additional car park facilities and a completely new cargo parking area will be added at a later stage, in order to get the most out of the available funding at this time.

There is reportedly also a downsizing of the airport terminal building in the making, although no specific details could be obtained from sources in Kisumu willing to discuss the changes.
A full rehabilitation and expansion was floated by the previous Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) management, but it would appear that a reality check set in when the KAA board reviewed available funds versus the ambitious projects previously sold to an unsuspecting public.

Kisumu can presently only receive smaller narrow-bodied aircraft up to the size of a B737, but when the runway expansion is completed, wide-bodied aircraft, up to the size of a B767 or similar, can land and take off from the lakeside airport without restrictions.

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