Angama Mara Airport

Angama Mara Airport is a small airport near Angama Mara in Narok County, Kenya. The airport serves the local areas of the Maasai Mara, national park and nature reserve. The airport was formerly known as Angama Mara Airstrip. In August 2021, the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) began phased improvements and expansion to convert it to a fully fledged airport.

Location
The airport is located near Angama Mara, in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, in Narok County, approximately 120 km, by road, southwest of Narok, the county headquarters. Angama Mara Airport is located about 278 km by road, west of Nairobi, the national capital and about 134 km by air, with flying time of about 40 minutes. The geographical coordinates of this airport are 01°16'18.0"S, 34°57'38.0"E (Latitude:-1.271667; Longitude:34.960556).

Overview
The airport sits on 44.7 ha of land, acquired by the National Land Commission of Kenya (NLC), from Manati Limited. It is expected that after the current three-phase upgrade and improvements, the airport can accommodate direct international flights, becoming the fifth international airport in the country.

Upgrade to Airport status
The three-phased airport upgrade started with widening the 1260 m long runway from 18 m to 23 m. The main objective for he improvements and upgrade is to enable the airport accommodate larger aircraft, (code C aircraft), enabling foreign tourist direct access, increasing tourism and trade.

Other infrastructure developments in Phase One include the construction of a perimeter fence and a new airport apron.

Other considerations
The improvement and upgrade of Angama Mara Airport is part of a project to upgrade six airstrips, including Angama Mara Airport in Narok County and Lanet Airport in Nakuru County, where the scope of work was almost 12 percent complete as of August 29021. A total of KSh691 million (approx. US$6.4 million), was set aside in 2018 by KAA, for his purpose.