HKNW· WIL· Nairobi
Nairobi Wilson Airport
medium airport · elevation 5,536 ft (1687 m)
03:13Z 15:22Z Night
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Current METARVFR
6 h 9 min ago·18:00ZHKNW 231800Z 09014KT 9999 FEW025 SCT080 24/11 Q1023 NOSIG
Wind
090° 14 kt
Visibility
> 10 km
Ceiling
—
Temperature
24°C / 11°C
temp / dew
QNH
1023 hPa
30.21 inHg
Clouds
FEW 2,500ft, SCT 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 13 kt | XW 5 kt R |
| RWY 14/32 | HW 10 kt | XW 10 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 13 | 5 R | — |
| RWY 14/32 (use 14) | Usable | HW 10 | 10 L | — |
Density altitude
7,668 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
Wind14 kt
Vis10.0 km
Temp24°C
QNH1023 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=19
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 2026/10/17 12:09 UTC
17/12Z
17/18Z
18/00Z
18/06Z
18/12Z
BASEVFR
BECMGVFR
BECMGMVFR
BECMGVFR
VFRBASE17/12Z → 17/20Z12010KT · ≥10 km · SCT026 BKN080
Wind: 12010KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SCT026 BKN080
TAF TAF HKNW 171100Z 1712/1812 12010KT 9999 SCT026 BKN080
VFRBECMG17/20Z → 17/23ZVRB3KT · FEW021 BKN080
Wind: VRB3KT
Clouds: FEW021 BKN080
BECMG 1720/1723 VRB03KT FEW021 BKN080
MVFRBECMG18/01Z → 18/04Z0000KT · FEW010 BKN018
Wind: 0000KT
Clouds: FEW010 BKN018
BECMG 1801/1804 00000KT FEW010 BKN018 BKN80
VFRBECMG18/08Z → 18/11Z12010KT · SCT025
Wind: 12010KT
Clouds: SCT025
BECMG 1808/1811 12010KT SCT025 BKN80
Raw TAF
TAF TAF HKNW 171100Z 1712/1812 12010KT 9999 SCT026 BKN080 BECMG 1720/1723 VRB03KT FEW021 BKN080 BECMG 1801/1804 00000KT FEW010 BKN018 BKN80 BECMG 1808/1811 12010KT SCT025 BKN80
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