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Kisumu Airport Arrivals & Departures Information Arrivals and Departures

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Distance to Kisumu4.4km
Distance to Nanga7.2km

Flight delays and cancellations

Check our Kisumu Airport live flight tracker to see whether today’s Kisumu Airport flight arrivals or departures are on time. If your flight is cancelled, it’s best to contact your airline to see what your options are.

Kisumu arrivals information

Kisumu Airport is 4.4km from the centre of Kisumu. If you don’t want to reach your final destination by train or bus, you could take a taxi from the Kisumu Airport Arrivals area, or see more of Kenya by hiring a car.

Car hire from Kisumu Airport

If you want to see more of Kenya after you touch down, consider hiring a car from Kisumu Airport. Providers like Final Rentals have pick-up spots at KIS Arrivals – find out more here.


Kisumu Airport FAQs

Yes, Kenya Airways operates to and from both Kisumu Airport Arrivals and Departures.
Yes. We found a Final Rentals pick-up point in or near to Kisumu Airport.
For international arrivals, it usually takes around an hour to clear Kisumu Airport’s passport control and claim your baggage if you checked any in. Domestic arrivals to Kisumu Airport don’t need to pass through passport control, so take a little less time.

If you’re heading to Kisumu Airport arrivals to pick up a family member or friend, consider arriving half an hour after their flight is due to touch down.
We recommend you leave at least two and a half hours between your inbound and outbound flights, especially if you are self-transferring on an international flight. When you self-transfer, you may need to clear customs, claim any luggage and then check it back on to your next flight yourself. Take into account that you might need to change terminals, or it could take longer than necessary to navigate Kisumu Airport’s departure lounge.
Check-in and bag drop often close an hour before your scheduled departure time for domestic flights, and sometimes an hour and a half before for longer-haul international flights. As a rule of thumb, you should try to arrive at Kisumu Airport two hours before you fly but check with the airline you’re flying with.
Don’t worry if there’s no information available on our live flight tracker. We try our best to pull it directly from each airline but sometimes this might not work properly. Try contacting the airline directly, or checking their website to see if you can get an update.
Don’t panic! If you are not already at Kisumu Airport, try contacting the airline directly to see if you can get on the next flight out, or a refund.

If you’re already inside Kisumu Airport Departures when you find out, head to the airline’s desk to speak directly with someone.

If there are no more flights to your destination with the same airline and you really need to get there soon, we recommend searching for a new flight with Skyscanner and booking as soon as possible. You can then try to claim a refund for the original cancelled flight.

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