HKJK is the ICAO code for Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (IATA NBO), located in Nairobi, 110, Kenya.
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (HKJK) is a large airport in Nairobi, 110, Kenya. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code HKJK or IATA code NBO. It sits in Africa.
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is a commercial-airline hub that also handles a steady stream of private and corporate traffic. Mixed commercial and private operations mean planners should expect slot coordination, handling agent involvement, and the usual international hub procedures.
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport sits at 5,330 ft above sea level. Hot-and-high conditions can meaningfully reduce takeoff performance in summer — planners should factor density altitude into payload and fuel decisions.
Local operations run on Africa/Nairobi. Because the field hosts scheduled airline operations, private operators should expect a defined slot environment, possible CDM coordination at peak banks, and limited ramp availability during major event weekends. Booking FBO ramp space in advance is normal practice.
SkyAccess currently tracks 3 departing and 2 arriving private-jet legs at HKJK across the next six months of operator inventory. 2 charter operators have run trips through this field in our recent inventory window.
As one of the larger fields in Kenya, HKJK tends to be the natural choice for long-range international charters and crew-rest-required flights.