Moi Air Base
Moi Air Base, formerly known as RAF Eastleigh and Eastleigh Airport is a military airport located to the east of Nairobi, in the Eastleigh suburb. The airport is used by the Kenya Air Force.- 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.
Mathari Hospital
Hospital
Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital is the only public psychiatric hospital in Kenya. It has capacity for 700 patients and is located near the slum area of Mathare district of Nairobi.
Nairobi City Stadium
Stadium
Nairobi City Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. It is located east of the city centre. The stadium is owned by the Nairobi City Council.
Starehe Boys’ Centre and School
School
Starehe Boys' Centre and School is a partial-board, boys-only school in Nairobi, 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 Jericho and Eastleigh.
Jericho
Quarter
Jericho is an estate in Nairobi, Kenya located in the east of Nairobi County. It is a constituent of Makadara Constituency. Jericho comprises Ofafa and Lumumba, and was established as a low-income, high-density housing development in the mid-1950s to house the African working class.
Eastleigh
Suburb
Eastleigh is a mixed-use neighbourhood in Nairobi, Kenya. It is located east of the central business district. It is known for its business prowess.
Buruburu
Suburb
Buruburu is a housing estate within Nairobi City County in Kenya. Buruburu is a vast development inhabited by middle-class people. The estate was designed in 1974 and comprises six phases, with the fifth completed in the mid-1980s.
Moi Air Base
- Categories: airport, Royal Air Force station, military installation, and transportation
- Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-1.27316° or 1° 16′ 23″ southLongitude
36.86522° or 36° 51′ 55″ eastElevation
1,624 metres (5,328 feet)Operator
Kenya Air ForceICAO airport code
HKREOpen location code
6GCRPVG8+P3OpenStreetMap ID
way 25868756OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=airfield
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Satellite Map
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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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