HKNW· WIL· Nairobi
Nairobi Wilson Airport
medium airport · elevation 5,536 ft (1687 m)
03:17Z 15:25Z Day
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Current METARVFR
44 min ago·10:00ZHKNW 081000Z 06011KT 9999 BK026 BKN080 24/13 Q1025 NOSIG
Wind
060° 11 kt
Visibility
> 10 km
Ceiling
8,000 ft
Temperature
24°C / 13°C
temp / dew
QNH
1025 hPa
30.27 inHg
Clouds
BKN 8,000ft
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 11 kt | XW 2 kt L |
| RWY 14/32 | HW 3 kt | XW 11 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 11 | 2 L | — |
| RWY 14/32 (use 14) | Usable | HW 3 | 11 L | Crosswind 11 kt |
Density altitude
7,614 ft
elevation 5,536 ft
ISA deviation
+20.0°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
Wind7 kt
Vis10.0 km
Temp18°C
QNH1025 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=16
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 2026/10/07 18:21 UTC
07/18Z
08/00Z
08/06Z
08/12Z
08/18Z
BASEVFR
BECMGVFR
BECMGVFR
BECMGMVFR
VFRBASE07/18Z → 07/20Z09010KT · ≥10 km · SCT023
Wind: 09010KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SCT023
TAF HKNW 071700Z 0718/0818 09010KT 9999 SCT023
VFRBECMG07/20Z → 07/23ZVRB3KT · ≥10 km
Wind: VRB3KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
BECMG 0720/0723 VRB03KT CAVOK
VFRBECMG08/01Z → 08/04Z0605KT · SCT018 BKN080
Wind: 0605KT
Clouds: SCT018 BKN080
BECMG 0801/0804 06005KT SCT018 BKN080
MVFRBECMG08/08Z → 08/11Z09010KT · BKN026
Wind: 09010KT
Clouds: BKN026
BECMG 0808/0811 09010KT BKN026
Raw TAF
TAF HKNW 071700Z 0718/0818 09010KT 9999 SCT023 BECMG 0720/0723 VRB03KT CAVOK BECMG 0801/0804 06005KT SCT018 BKN080 BECMG 0808/0811 09010KT BKN026
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