Moi Air Base

Nairobi, Kenya

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Kenya's primary military air base near Nairobi.

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Nairobi, Kenya

Moi Air Base (ICAO: HKRE) is a Kenyan Air Force installation located in Eastleigh, a suburb of Nairobi, Kenya. It serves as the headquarters and main operational base of the Kenya Air Force, supporting military aviation operations including transport, patrol, and combat missions. The base is situated adjacent to the civilian Wilson Airport in the Eastleigh area of Nairobi. While primarily a restricted military facility, it has historically played a role in national security operations, disaster relief efforts, and coordination with allied air forces during joint exercises.

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›Serves as the headquarters of the Kenya Air Force.
›Located in the Eastleigh district of Nairobi, adjacent to Wilson Airport.
›Restricted military facility with no civilian commercial operations.
›Has been used for humanitarian and disaster relief missions within the region.
›Operates under the Kenya Defence Forces command structure.

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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. Additionally, the airfield is the home of the East African School of Aviation run by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, which was established at the airport in 1954 as the DCA training school. The airport is also used to train Kenyan Air Cadets.

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