Moi Air Base
Moi Air Base, formerly known as RAF Eastleigh and Eastleigh Airport (ICAO: HKRE) is a military airport located to the east of Nairobi, in the Eastleigh suburb. The airport is used by the Kenya Air Force. Additionally, the airfield is the home of the East African School of Aviation run by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, which was established at the airport in 1954 as the DCA training school. The airport is also used to train Kenyan Air Cadets.
| Moi Air Base | |||||||
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| Eastleigh, Nairobi in Kenya | |||||||
Moi Air Base Shown within Kenya | |||||||
| Coordinates | 1°16′37.9″S 036°51′44.3″E | ||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Kenya Defence Forces | ||||||
| Operator | Kenya Air Force | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1936 | ||||||
| In use | 1936-present | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: HKRE | ||||||
| Elevation | 1,632 metres (5,354 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Due to its military status, the airport is not shown in any official map of Nairobi. Instead, the area is left blank. This does not affect Google Earth, though.
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