HKNW· WIL· Nairobi
Nairobi Wilson Airport
medium airport · elevation 5,536 ft (1687 m)
03:35Z 15:38Z Day
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Current METARVFR
28 min ago·15:00ZHKNW 261500Z 14007KT 9999 SCT026 24/12 Q1023 NOSIG
Wind
140° 7 kt
Visibility
> 10 km
Ceiling
—
Temperature
24°C / 12°C
temp / dew
QNH
1023 hPa
30.21 inHg
Clouds
SCT 2,600ft
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 2 kt | XW 7 kt R |
| RWY 14/32 | HW 7 kt | XW 1 kt R |
-1.3217°, 36.8148°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 14/32 (use 14) | Preferred | HW 7 | 1 R | — |
| RWY 07/25 (use 07) | Usable | HW 2 | 7 R | — |
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
Wind0 kt
Vis10.0 km
Temp16°C
QNH1026 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=21
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Nairobi Wilson Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/06/26 12:51 UTC
26/12Z
26/18Z
27/00Z
27/06Z
27/12Z
BASEVFR
BECMGMVFR
BECMGVFR
VFRBASE26/12Z → 26/20Z18010KT · ≥10 km · SCT020
Wind: 18010KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SCT020
TAF HKNW 261100Z 2612/2712 18010KT 9999 SCT020
MVFRBECMG26/20Z → 26/23ZVRB3KT · BKN016
Wind: VRB3KT
Clouds: BKN016
BECMG 2620/2623 VRB03KT BKN016
VFRBECMG27/08Z → 27/11Z23010KT · SCT024
Wind: 23010KT
Clouds: SCT024
BECMG 2708/2711 23010KT SCT024
Raw TAF
TAF HKNW 261100Z 2612/2712 18010KT 9999 SCT020 BECMG 2620/2623 VRB03KT BKN016 BECMG 2708/2711 23010KT SCT024
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