Expanded Manda airport set for reopening after construction of terminal

The Sh160 million Manda Airport in Lamu is set to open soon with local airlines already showing interest in flying there.

The two-kilometre runway is undergoing final work and will be ready in April, with the terminal building already opened and ready to welcome passengers.

“After construction, the newly-expanded airport will see a rapid rise in passenger numbers and aircraft movements, which last year stood at nearly 35,000 passengers and about 3,500 landings and take-offs combined,” said Mohamed Lipi, Lamu Airport manager.

Manda Airport is part of the Lapsett project, which will see a railway line and a highway linking Lamu Port to both Juba and Addis Ababa constructed.