The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has been ranked 10th in the list of best airports in Africa compiled by Skytrax, a UK-based aviation consultancy firm.
South Africa took the top three positions. Cape Town International Airport, Africa’s 3rd largest airport was ranked as the best facility in the continent.
King Shaka International Airport in Durban took second position while O.R Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg was ranked third.
The fourth city with the best airport is Casablanca, which houses the Mohammed V International and Anfa Airport, while Mauritius at number five has the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport as the main airport, while Gaetan Duval Airport serves domestic flights.
Marrakech, the fourth largest city in Morocco, has the Marrakech Menara Aiport. It was ranked at number six.
Addis Ababa ranked at number seven with the Addis Ababa Bole Airport, which was previously known as Haile Selassie I International Airport.
Kigali and Cairo took the numbers eight and nine respectively, housing the Kigali International Airport and the Cairo International and Cairo West Airports respectively.
Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg cities made it to the top 100 list worldwide, ranking at 54, 72 and 83 respectively.
Jomo Kenyatta International Aiport (JKIA)
JKIA is the busiest airport in East Africa, boasting over forty passenger airlines and 25 cargo airlines.
According to a report by Logistics Cluster, the airport recorded 98,975 aircraft movements in the Financial Year 2022/2023 which translated to approximately 7,323,373 passengers for that particular year.
According to the Medium Term Plan launched by President William Ruto on Wednesday, March 22, the government intended to construct a brand new terminal at JKIA.
The new terminal, which was set to be completed before the end of the 2025/2026 financial year, would handle a capacity of 20 million passengers annually.
The development, which included renovations of Terminal 1E, was touted as having the potential to increase traffic at the airport and enhance passenger experience.
