LAUHKLU

Manda Airport

Lamu, Kenya · Africa

Africa Africa/Nairobi

5direct destinations

5airlines

2runways

2,000 mLongest runway

1930opened

Manda Airport (IATA: LAU, ICAO: HKLU), also called Lamu Airport, is an airport in Kenya. Manda Airport is a small domestic airport located on Manda Island, serving the Lamu Archipelago in Kenya's coastal region. It provides air access to Lamu Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as nearby islands like Shela and Manda. The airport has a single runway and basic facilities, mainly handling domestic flights from Nairobi, Mombasa, and Malindi. Access to Lamu Island from the airport is via a short boat ride.

Location

2.252°S, 40.913°E · 6 m s. n. m. (20 ft)

General data

CountryKenya

CityLamu

IATA codeLAU

ICAO codeHKLU

Coordinates2.252°S, 40.913°E

Elevation6 m s. n. m. (20 ft)

Time zoneAfrica/Nairobi

Runways2

Longest runway2,000 m

OperatorKenya Airports Authority

Opened1930

Direct destinations5

Official website

Runways · 2

15/33

Length2,000 m6,562 ft

Width32 m105 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

08/26

Length931 m3,054 ft

Width14 m46 ft

SurfaceGravel

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Airlines operating here · 5

Other airlines with direct routes

Safarilink Aviation Skyward Airlines Airkenya Express Jambojet Mombasa Air Safari

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

Photo: Guido Potters · GFDL · view original

Data from OurAirports (public domain) · destinations and airlines from Wikipedia route tables (CC BY-SA, 2026), unless another source is given · profile and photo from Wikidata/Wikimedia Commons (CC0 / CC) · summary and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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Harvard

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_lau,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Manda Airport (LAU)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LAU},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LAU}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

Wikipedia

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