East Africa
Kenya
Nairobi County

Moi Air Base

Moi Air Base, formerly known as RAF Eastleigh and Eastleigh Airport is a military airport located to the east of , in the suburb. The airport is used by the Kenya Air Force.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Kenya
  • Also known as: “Eastleigh Airport”, “HKRE”, and “RAF Eastleigh”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mathari Hospital and Nairobi City Stadium.

Hospital
Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital is the only public psychiatric hospital in . It has capacity for 700 patients and is located near the slum area of district of .

Stadium
is a multi-purpose stadium in , Kenya. It is located east of the city centre. The stadium is owned by the Nairobi City Council.

School
Starehe Boys' Centre and School is a partial-board, boys-only school in , Kenya. The school was founded in 1959 by Dr. Geoffrey William Griffin, MBS, OBE, Geoffrey Gatama Geturo and Joseph Kamiru Gikubu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eastleigh and Pumwani.

Suburb
is a mixed-use neighbourhood in , . It is located east of the central business district. It is known for its business prowess.

Suburb
is an estate of . It is one of the oldest estates in Nairobi's eastlands. In 2019 it had an estimated population of 42,461, a population density of 34,767/km2.

Suburb
is an estate in Nairobi, the capital of . Administratively, it was a location in division of Nairobi and Kamukunji Constituency. After the revision of constituency boundaries, was moved to Makadara Constituency.

Moi Air Base

Latitude
-1.27316° or 1° 16′ 23″ south
Longitude
36.86522° or 36° 51′ 55″ east
Elevation
1,624 metres (5,328 feet)
Operator
Kenya Air Force
ICAO airport code
HKRE
Open location code
6GCRPVG8+P3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25868756
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
11495828
Wiki­data ID
Q2748390
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Tajik—“Moi Air Base” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Vliegbasis Moi”
  • French: “base aérienne Moi”
  • French: “Base aérienne Moi”
  • German: “Moi Air Base”
  • Indonesian: “HKRE”
  • Japanese: “モイ空軍基地”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Eastleigh”
  • Persian: “پایگاه هوایی موا”
  • Swahili: “Moi Air Base”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ муо”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Мой”

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Highlights include Nairobi Calvary Temple and Deliverance Church.

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