HKNW· WIL· Nairobi
Nairobi Wilson Airport
medium airport · elevation 5,536 ft (1687 m)
03:31Z 15:34Z Night
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Current METAR—
9 h 5 min ago·18:00ZHKNW 081800Z 09009KTCAVOK 20/13 Q1026
Wind
090° 9 kt
Visibility
—
Ceiling
—
Temperature
20°C / 13°C
temp / dew
QNH
1026 hPa
30.30 inHg
Clouds
—
Weather
—
Station
HKNW
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
07/251462 mASP
14/321540 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 07/25 | HW 9 kt | XW 3 kt R |
| RWY 14/32 | HW 7 kt | XW 6 kt L |
-1.3217°, 36.8148°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 07/25 (use 07) | Preferred | HW 9 | 3 R | — |
| RWY 14/32 (use 14) | Usable | HW 7 | 6 L | — |
Density altitude
7,107 ft
elevation 5,536 ft
ISA deviation
+16.0°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)HKNW
- TWRWILSON TWR118.100
Navaids near airportwithin 30 NM
| Ident | Type | Freq | Dist (NM) | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | NDB | 278 kHz | 4.0 | LOW |
| EA | NDB | 256 kHz | 4.7 | HIGH |
| NI | NDB | 283 kHz | 5.7 | LOW |
| AL | NDB | 379 kHz | 7.1 | HIGH |
| NV | VOR-DME | 113.10 MHz | 8.5 | HIGH |
| GG | NDB | 315 kHz | 11.4 | LOW |
| GV | VOR-DME | 115.90 MHz | 11.5 | HIGH |
| TH | NDB | 330 kHz | 16.4 | LOW |
| TV | VOR | 115.50 MHz | 16.5 | LOW |
Runways2
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 07/254,798 ft (1,462 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 14/325,052 ft (1,540 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- —
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)HKNW
Wind9 kt
Vis10.0 km
Temp20°C
QNH1026 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=14
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Nairobi Wilson Airport
Diagram unavailable for Nairobi Wilson Airport.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/06/08 18:51 UTC
08/18Z
09/00Z
09/06Z
09/12Z
09/18Z
BASEVFR
BECMGVFR
BECMGMVFR
BECMGVFR
VFRBASE08/18Z → 08/20Z07010KT · ≥10 km · SCT023
Wind: 07010KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SCT023
TAF HKNW 081700Z 0818/0918 07010KT 9999 SCT023
VFRBECMG08/20Z → 08/23ZVRB3KT · SCT017
Wind: VRB3KT
Clouds: SCT017
BECMG 0820/0823 VRB03KT SCT017
MVFRBECMG09/01Z → 09/04ZVRB3KT · BKN016
Wind: VRB3KT
Clouds: BKN016
BECMG 0901/0904 VRB03 BKN016
VFRBECMG09/08Z → 09/11Z15010KT · SCT025
Wind: 15010KT
Clouds: SCT025
BECMG 0908/0911 15010KT SCT025
Raw TAF
TAF HKNW 081700Z 0818/0918 07010KT 9999 SCT023 BECMG 0820/0823 VRB03KT SCT017 BECMG 0901/0904 VRB03 BKN016 BECMG 0908/0911 15010KT SCT025
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