Moi International Airport

Moi International, on the mainland across the Likoni Channel from Mombasa Island, is Kenya's second-busiest airport and East Africa's principal coastal gateway. The main 3,350 m (10,991 ft) asphalt runway accommodates widebody long-haul aircraft without payload restriction, and combined with a secondary 1,363 m strip for general aviation it gives MBA the dual-runway footprint that most airports of its passenger tier lack. Annual throughput of roughly 1.8M (2023) and the widebody capability together justify its inclusion in the 534 largest. The route map reflects Mombasa's tourism economy: Kenya Airways anchors domestic and regional service to Nairobi (Wilson and JKIA), Jambojet operates the busiest low-cost trunk to Nairobi, and international traffic is dominated by charter and scheduled leisure flights — Condor, Edelweiss, Eurowings Discover, Turkish Airlines, Ethiopian, and Qatar Airways among them. Some 17 airlines operate 19 destinations across 29 scheduled routes (2026), with seasonal European charter volume spiking between October and March to feed the Diani, Watamu, and Malindi beach resorts. The original 1979 terminal was supplemented by a dedicated international pier in 2017, doubling covered area and adding jet bridges. MBA serves as Kenya Airways' coastal base, Kenya Coast Guard aviation support, and the operational hub for the Pwani region's air-ambulance network. Its runway also functions as the designated widebody alternate for Nairobi JKIA whenever the capital's single commercial runway is closed, which places MBA on standby infrastructure duty for the entire East African Community.