Nairobi Airport Annual Report 1965 ~·

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

NAIROBI AIRPORT ANNUAL REPORT 1965 ~·,. 1. D. E. P. rii~ lf~·l CENTRE ··~".~-'1 DE DOCUMENTATION

Three Shillings - 1966

. .' NAIROBI AIRPORT ANNUAL REPORT 196S

1. D. E. P. CENTRE DE DOCUMENTATION CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION-REVIEW OF THE YEAR

Part !-Sections

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1. Operations .. 2 2. Aerodrome Fire Service 6

3. Business Management 7

4. Security Service 8 5. Information Service 9 6. Additional Kenya Government Services JO 7. East African Common Services Organization .. 12

Part II-Appendices 1 Senior Staff of the Department 14 TI Airline Operating Companies and their Representatives .. J4

11I Aircraft Movements J5 IV Passeogers Handled 16 V Mail J6

VI Freight .. 17

VII Aviation Fuel Uplift 18 Vlll Waving Base Visitors 19

IX Diversions Due to Weather 19 x Delayed Arrivais Due to Weather 20 Xl Delayed Departures Due to Weather 20 XII Meteorological Data .. 21 Xlli General Information .. 23 XIV Radio Facilities and Navigatiooal Aids 26 XV Air Distances from Nairobi Airport 29 XVI Legislation 30 NAIROBI AffiPORT ANNUAL REPORT 1965 INTRODUCTION Rcvicw of the Y car T he rate of increase in the Airport's actüvities which has been steadily growing in the previous years was main tained in 1965. D uring the year, one more airline, namely, Pan-American World Airways was added to the n umber of heavy jet operators using Nairobi Airport. The introduction of a DC.S jet airliner by this new company, providing non-stop scheduled fli ghts between Lagos and Nairobi, opened the fi rst direct air lin k between Kenya and West Africa. This is a faci lity which has been longed for by many travellers in the past. The increase in Airport activities during the year is attributed partly to the active enterpri se by East African Airways, the national airline, in promoting local and intern ational fli ghts, a nd pa rtly to the promoti on of tourism by ali the other airlines using Nairobi Airpo rt. Compared with the corresponding fi gures of 1964, Appendices IH-Vll to this report reveal the following increases : - Civil Aircraft Movements 21 per cent Passengers handled 14 per cent Mail 4 per cent F reight 16 per cent Avia tion Fuel Uplift 24 per cent lt is inte resting to note thal Aviation F uel U plift, which dropped sharply in the latter half -o f 1963 owing to the withdrawal of South African Airways' Boeing 707's has increased conside rably during the period under review. With the further expansion of the tourist industry in East Africa, the average percentage increase in Ai rport activities is a nticipated to double itself by 1970. For this reason the pressing need to expand the existing airport facili ties cannot be over emphasized. The total number of staff employed by ali the organizations within the boundary of the Airp-ort was 3,444 as at 31st December 1965. Therefore an increase of 296 employees over the 1964 fi gure of 3,148. PART 1-WORKS OF THE DEPARTMENT

1. Operations

(a) GENERAL Nairobi Ai rporl is one of the fastest developing a irports in Africa since a li aspects of its acti vity show steady increases. T his rapid development is m ainly due to the geographical position of Nairobi which makes it a focal poin t from which internatio nal airline services can radiale to the North, South, East and West. Hence Nairobi Airport is weil sited to play a n important part in the development of Civil Avia tion in Africa. This statement is clarified by the fact tha t Civil Aviation a uthorities in K enya are kept busy throughout each year by foreign governments req uesting negotiations for traffic and landing right for their airlines.

(b) R UNWAY, APRONS AND TAXIWAYS T he extension in 1962 of the N airobi Airport runway, to a take-off or landing distance of 13,700 ft., with a width of J 50 ft. and a well-prepa red asphalt surface, made it adequate and comparable with other inte rnationa l airports of the world. Similarly, the taxiways and aprons, are capable of accommodating the heaviest jet aircra ft in operation today. The facl tha l hcavy jet a irliners of the world do operate through N airobi Airport wi thout requiring adjustments to the facilities under reference, is a clear evidence of thei r efficiency. There is every expectation that the proposed superso nic transport aircraft with the capability to transport passengers and cargo at up to three times the speed of present day subsonic jet a irliners, can be accommodated by these facilities. For pa rking purposes there is a termina l pa rking apron with thi rteen parking bays, twelve of which a re equipped with 'hydra nt refuelling installations. A subsidiary apron, situated near the East African Airways maintenance hangar, is used for parking aircraft when not immediately required for operational services - mainly those of the national airline, East African Ai rways Corporation. T he cleanliness and serviceability of thesc movement areas are maintained through inspections carried o ut every day by Airport officiais, who report their findings for necessary action. A mechanical suction sweeper together with a sma ll labour force, is employed for cleaning purposes.

(c) AIRCRAFr SERV ICING Most of the aircraf t servicing during turnrounds, is carried o ut by t he East African Airways Corporation, acting as the handling agent for a number of airline operato rs. H owever, a few other a irlines namely, E thiopian Airlines, Alitalia, Air-Jndia and Ai r France, do their own engineering and associated a ircraft servicing.

E ngine changes, major repairs and maintenance can be undertaken at ~ h e a ÏJ·port for ali civil a ircra ft at present using N airobi Airpo rt.

(d) FUELLJNG The total aviation fuel uplift for the year J 965 was 22,875,962.5 imperial gallons. This shows an increase of 24 per cent over that of 1964. This increase is mainl y attributed to the increase of a ircraft frequenting Nairobi Airport and also the introduction of H eavy jets by the a irline operators in thei r Nairobi trunk services. Fuel Reserve N airobi has an aviation fuel reserve of approximately 1, 128,000 gallons.

2 With an average fuel consumption of 1,900,000 gallons per mon th, this quantity of fuel is enough to supply the present traffic for 2.8 weeks in case of any emergency. Duc to the increasi ng number of a ircraft movements it is anticipated that during the year 1966/ 67 the aviation fuel suppliers opera ting at N airobi Airport will install another reserve tank capable of holding approximately 350,000 imperia l gallons. The oil companies providing refuelling services during and by the end of 1965, were: Kenya Shell Limited; Esso Standard (East Africa) Limited; Caltex Oil (Kenya) Limited; Total O il Products (East Africa) Limited and Mobil Oil (East Africa) Limited.

(e) Al'RON SERVICES After realizing thal because of increased traffic a singl e Apron Ma rshaller could not cope with the required services, particularly during periods of peak traffic, plans were under way during the year under review to recruit new Apron Ma rshallers. It is hoped that they will assume the full responsibilities of marshalle rs sometime in 1966, thereby making it a possibility to employ two marshallers on each shift.

(/) P ASSENGER AND B AGGAGE H AN DLING The introduction in the previous year of Jamhuri Lounge for use by transiting and dcpa rting passengers a nd the extension of the V.I.P. lounge has somewhat allevia ted the problem of lo unge congestion. Due to the increased number of passengers and cargo handled during 1965, 13 more baggage trolleys were brought into use bringing the total number of baggage trolleys in use to 55. lt is a nticipated thal during the fin a ncial year 1966/ 67 more baggage handling equipment such as baggage trolleys, electric tractors, etc., will be purchased to reinforce the existing numbers in use. During 1965 final preparations were made for placing a n order for a large capacity apron passenger coach. T he deli very of this coach is expected sometime carly in 1967.

(g) A IR CARGO HANDLI NG ( 1) Genera/.- Appcndix VI to this report clea rly de monstrates that 1965 has bcen a year of great expansion in respect of the shipment of goods by a ir. Many items ranging from ra w materia ls to ma nufactured goods have either been exported from or imported into Kenya through Nairobi Airport. As Kenya is ma inly an agricultural country most of the exports included fruits, vegetables and prima ry products. The imports have been mainly manufactured goods, machinery a nd piece goods. (2) Total Cargo Handled.- During the year 1965 a total of about 10,000 kilos of freight were handled through Nairobi Airport. This shows a total increase o f 1,500,000 kilos or approximately 16 per cent compared to the yea r 1964. (3) Export of Fresh Fmits and Vegetables.- T he export of fruit and vegeta bles bot.h overseas a nd within East Africa has been undertaken by the Horticultural Co-operative Union (Ltd.), who have their own inspection point at N a iro bi Airport.

3 During the year 1965 Kenya exported 2,797,464 lb. of fruit and vegetables outside East Africa. Among the main buyers of K enya fruit and vegetables United Kingdom surpassed other coun tries with a total intake of 1,722,614 lb. during ~ he 1965 season. West Germany ranked second with a total of 406,600 lb. and Aden third with 294,7 18 lb. during the same season. The balance of this produce was exported to different countries of the world which included: Somalia, Ethiopia, Zambia, Rhodesia, France, Greece, Nether lands, Sweden and Switzerland. (4) lmport.- With the exception of flowers and fruits which were imported by the foreign missions in Kenya, vhe amount of vegetables and fruits nhat were imported was negligible. However, it is anticipated to import in to Kenya during the 1966/ 67 season, the subtropical and temperate zone fruits which cannot be grown in tropical countries. This is a new drive and it is hoped that it will be successful. (5) As it is the policy of the Government to build up Kenya markets abroad, it is anticipated that within not too distant future the amount of fruits exported wi ll double and il is hoped thal more coun tries of the world will bave the opportunity to enjoy the delicious tropical fruits grown by K enya farmers.

(/i) J ET OPERATIONS By the end of 1965 the number of airlines operatiog scheduled services through the ai rport was 15. Of this number ali but Air Congo and Adenair operated jet airerait through Na.irobi. The jet aircraft used by the operators comprised of Cornets, B 720B's, B707's, DC8's and YClO's. The following table shows the number of services operated by jet aircraft, on an average weekly basis, between Nairobi and various stations in and outside Africa :- Out of lnto Main Other. Operating. No. City/Town Nairobi Nairobi Opera ting Company Compames frequentmg tbesePorts 1. Addis Ababa 7 7 E.A.A. Ethiopian Airline. 2. Aden 4 4 E.A.A. Adenair and Air India. 3. Asmara 3 3 Etbiopian 4. Athens 7 7 Alitalia Luftbansa. 5. Benina (Bengazi) 5 4 E.A.A. B.O.A.C. 6. Bombay 4 4 E.A.A. Air India. 7. Cairo 7 6 U.A.A. B.A. A. 8. Copenhagen 1 1 Scandinavian 9. Dar es Salaam 7 7 E.A.A. B.O.A.C., U.A.A., Alitalia and S.A.S. 10. Entebbe 8 8 E.A.A. B.U.A., B.O.A.C. and Ethiopian. 11. Frankfurt 12 12 B.O.A.C. E.A.A., Ethiopian and Luftbansa. 12. Hamburg 1 1 Lufthansa 13. Jibouti 1 1 Air France 14. Johannesburg 12 12 B.O.A.C. Alitalia, S.A.S. and B.U.A. 15. Karachi 3 3 E.A.A. Air India. 16. Khartoum 3 2 Sudan Air B.O.A.C. 17. Lagos 2 2 Ethiopian 18. London 23 23 B.O.A.C. B.U.A. and E.A.A. 19. Lusaka 1 1 E.A.A. B.O.A.C. 20. Majunga 1 1 Air France . . 21. Mauritius 1 1 Air France .. B.O.A.C. Air Malagasy.

4 Other Operating Out of Jnto No. City/Town Main Companies frequenting Nairobi Nairobi Operating Company these Ports 22. Paris 2 3 Air France .. E.A.A. and B.O.A.C. 23. Rome 14 14 E.A.A. B.O.A.C. and Alitalia. 24. Salisbury 8 7 B.O.A.C. . . 25. Tananarive.. 1 1 Air France .. Air Malagacy. 26. Tehran 1 1 El-Al 27. Tel Aviv 1 1 El-Al .. 28. Zurich 1 1 Scandinavia (S.A.S.) (i) NoN-SCI:IEDULED AIRLlNES W HtcH FREQUENTEo NAIROBI AtRPORT During the year 1965 Nairobi Airport experience

5 (j) TROPICAL TRIALS During the year 1965 the airport was also favoured by airerait manufacturing companies using Nairobi Airport for tropical trials.

These companies were: -

Company From To Type of Aircraft State

l. Hawker Siddeley 8-4-65 28-4-65 HS.l25 United K ingdom. Trident lE 2. Hawker Siddeley 12-7-65 15-7-65 Trident lE United Kingdom. 3. Generale Aeronau- 4-10-65 14-10-65 Mystere 20 F rance. tique Marcel D essault Company. 4. Messrs. Short 17-ll-65 15-12-65 Belfast United Kingdom. Bothers& Harland Ltd.

(k) LI VESTOCK HAN DLlNG The import and export of livestock through the Airport continued steadily during the year under review. The most commonly handled livestock comprised birds, day-old chicks, ducklings and pedigree livestock. The Livestock Holding Station is ma nn ed and supervised throughout t1he 24 hours of a day by Govern ment airport personnel.

The imported animais, while in the holding stati on, a re inspected and certificated by Veterina ry Officers before they are released in to the country. The Airpo rt Aulhorities a re very grateful to the East Africa n Society for the Prevention of C ruelly to Animais for the devoted voluntary service rendered by members of the society in administering to the needs of distressed domestic a nimais and pets which pass through the Livestock Holding Sta tion.

2. Aerodrome Firc Service (a) G ENERAL The Kenya Government Aerodrome Fire Service is distributed througbout the country and provides aircraft a nd domestic fire fig hting facili ties at the foll owing Airports : Nai robi, Malindi, Wilson, Ki sumu, K itale a nd Mombasa.

Regular transfers of personnel between the out-stations a nd N airobi Airport are arra nged in order to rcfresh their knowledge of modern fi re-fighting appliances and techniques, as weil as maintain their standard of opcrational efficiency.

(b) EQUIPMENT According to I.C.A.O. Standa rds, Nairobi is classifi cd as Category IX Aerod rome. This is a very high sta nda rd a nd to meet its requirements ~he line strength of appliances maintained on the Airport comprises the following :- Pyrene Mark VIA Tenders 4 Water Tenders 3 Rescue Tender Ambulance Further a ppliances are on order, and when they become operational in 1966, a certain deployment o f the existing applia nces at Nairobi Airport will be possible

6 to other aerodromes in K enya. With reorganized line strength, the following list of transportable extinguishing media will be available at Nairobi Airpo rt: - Water 5,400 gallons Foam Compound 350 gallons Dry Chemicals 500 lb. Carbon Dioxide . . 1,000 lb. The appliances can be susta ined by seven sta tic water tanks, each with a capacity of 10,000 gallons which are positioned at approximate intervals of 4,000 ft. on either side of the runway.

(c) TRAINING During the whole year, the Fire Service Training School has been in operation and course intakes of 12 firemen at a lime have been occurring at monthly intervals. At station leve! , continuation training has been carried out in conformity with predetermined training schedules. At the beginning of the year, two more section leaders were sent to Australia for a period of one year's training. They returned to take up dulies as Fire Officers at the end of the year.

(d) ANALYSIS OF CALLS Aircraft Accidents (minor ones) 4 Full Emergencies 6 Local Standby 41 Weather Standby 7 Domestic Fires 13 Special Services 10

TOTAL 81

These ca lls involved the Aerodrome Fire Service making attendances in accorda nce with the particular circumstances.

3. Business Management (a) AccOMMODATION Throughout the year there was a continued demand for additional accommoda tion in the Terminal Building, Engineering Stores and the Freight Shed. This problem is likely to remain for sorne time until extensions to the T erminal arca a re completed, presumably carly in 1970.

(b) THE P.A.B.X. With the continued growth of the Airport's actJVItieS, the number of working extensions has increased to weil over 350. This has tended to o verburden the availability of the 31 outside !ines and increasing instances occurred when ali these !ines were engaged. However, in the 1966/ 67 Draft Estimates there is a provision for funds to buy a nd install a fifth position, with 9 additiona l outside !ines, to the T elephone Exchange.

(c) ADVERTISING Revenue from this source showed a slight drop from that received in the previous year. This drop is mainly due to competition from o ther forms of advertising media. Negotiations a re now taking pl ace for the introduction of a

7 new style of advertising in the ma in concourse of the Terminal Building which it is hoped will increase revenue from this so urce.

(d) CATERING A new catering agreement with Caterair was signed earl y in March J 965. This contract has necessitated sorne changes in kitchen equipment. The oil burner stoves were replaced with mode rn gas stoves.

In the past the catering concession for the Airporl was operated by Messrs. Caterair Lld., whilst catering uplifls for aircra ft were operated by Messrs. Caterair and N AS Airport Services un der contractual arrangements between each com pany and individual a irline com panies. These two catering companies merged later in the year to form a new company, NAS-Caterair Ltd. This company now carries out the operations which were previously done by the individual companies.

(e) AMENJTIES The M ain Waving Base a ltracted an increased number of VISitors during the year. This was especia lly so during week-ends and public ho lidays.

Foreign currency exchange a nd other banking facilities a re provided by a branch of the Barclays Ba nk D.C.O. which is situated in the main concourse and is o pen for a period of 15 hours every day of the week including Sundays and public holidays. With growth in traffic it is anticipated that the bank will remain open througho ut the 24 hours o f each day.

Kiosks a re situated in the Transit L ounge from which passengers may m ake p u rchases througho ut the 24 hours. In this way locall y produced products, as weil as postage-stamps, a re sold to the travelling public thus contributing to the country's export drive.

4. Security Service The geographical pos11 10n and favourable cli matic conditio ns of Nairobi, have made it becom e a venue of meetings of the African H eads of State and also of the m eeti ngs in Africa of sorne of the specialized agencies of the United Nations Organization.

During the year 1965 Kenya was host to a la rge number of V.I.P.s who came to K enya or transited K enya th rough Nairobi Airport.

The Secu rity Staff have been kept very busy in providing the general security arrangements required in conformity with p rotocol procedu res. During this period (1965) a bout 1,300 Y.I.P.s used the V. I.P. lounge and were afforded V.I.P. treatment. Among these 35 were Prime Ministers and H eads of Sta te o f various countries of Africa and Europe.

(a) V.I.P. LIST ln addition to the ex1stmg list of passengers who are entitled to V.I.P. treal ment, Assistant Ministers a nd Perma nent Secretaries were included in the list d uring the year 1965.

(b) L AW AND ÜRDER Due to the increasing number of VISllors frequenting Nairobi Airport the Security Staff in conjunctio n wi th the K enya Police have been kept busier !han before in the task of maintaining law and orcier in respect of a li the users o f N airobi A irpo rt.

8 (c) LOST AND FOUND ARTICLES The Security Staff in conjunction with East African Airways Staff have dealt with 159 items of !ost and found property during the year 1965. This shows a decrease of a lmost 50 per cent compared with figures fo r 1964.

S. Nairobi Airport Information Service (a) INTRODUCTION In order to understand the a mount of work done by the Information Service during the year 1965, il is necessary to make a short review of the a ir travelling market in East Africa during the same period. This is so because of the rela tion ship between any Airport Information Service and the travelling public.

(b) THE AIR TRAVELLING MARKET The air travet industry has developed tremendously in Kenya and in East Africa in general. More a nd more people a re travelling by air either for le isure o r business. This is easily seen when a glanee is taken at the 1965 figures of the passenger movements which show a 20 per cent increase compared to those of 1964.

(c) THE I NFORMATION SERVICE (1) The services of the Information Desk have increased greatly following the increase of the travelling public during the period under review. (2) During 1965 the Airport Receptionists dea lt with an average of 650 people a day compared with an average of 480 per day in 1964. (3) Apart from the people who sought advice persona lly the Information Desk handled more than 100 telephone calls daily seeking ad vice on aircraft move ments and other relevant information.

(d) CONDUCTED TOURS During 1965 the Airport Receptionists dea lt with 80 groups of conducted tours, 20 more than those bandled during 1964. l t is estimated that a tota l of 14,410 schoolchildren toured Nairobi Airport during the period under review. This represents 3,000 more than those who visited in 1964.

(e) V.I.P.s The Senior Receptionist was assisted by the Security Officer a nd Government Protocol Officers in providing amenities for V.I. P.s a nd facilitating their passage fhro ugh the Airport.

(/) FACILITIES With the increasing activities a l the I nformation D esk the present facilities are becoming inadequate. Il is hoped tha l during the financial year 1966/ 67 much more modern facilities will be installed to achieve a higher standa rd of efficiency in the functioning of the information services.

(g) INFORMATION D ESK STAFF The year brought a number of cha nges in staff ' al the Information Desk. Mrs. L. N. Hoare who had been Senior Receptionist and Public Relations Officer for a long time at Nairobi Airport a nd who was widely known, retired. Other staff who relired included two European ladies and one Asian lady. As the gaps vacated ha d to be filled a training programme was initiated and six

9 African gi rls were recruited as T rainee Receptionists, so that by the end of the year the situation was as follows:- One Senior Receptionist-Af rican. Others Two African Qualified Recepti onists. Two E uropean Qualified Recepti onists. Six A frican Receptionist Trainees. Total: 11. The six African trainees were trained on the job at Nairobi Airport by airport staff and by tutors from the K enya Institute of Administration.

6. Additional Kenya Governmcnt Services (a) The following Government D epartments a nd Ministries provided services at the Airport: - Minist ry of Works, Communications and Power. The Kenya Police. The Immigration Oepartment. The Medical Department. The Ministry of Agriculture.

(b) M tN ISTRY OF WORK , COMMUNICATIONS A1 D P OWER Aerodrome Maintenance (Works Services) The main responsibility of the Works Services Section is the maintenance of Nairobi Airporl to international standards. Besides this, the rapid expansion in a irport activities gave rise to the need for the extension of the already existing facilities. Such extensions were carried out from time to time, by the mainte na nce section. Because of the extensive structural works undertaken in the previous year, there were no requi rements necessita ti ng major extensions of the existi ng facilities in 1965, except a number of sma ll adjustments to 1he V. I. P. lounge to provide a privale compa rtment for the use of His Excellency the President of the Republic of K enya, when visiting the Airport. It is hoped thal the present V.I.P. lounge will soon undergo further alterations in order to adapt it for use as a State Lounge. Aerodrome Maintenance (Eiectricaf) This section ma intains the supply of electricity for the Airport. Two ma in genera tors of 250 kY A. each, situa led in a substation adjacent to the Terminal Building, together with a 125 kY A. "no-break" set, provide a complete emergency coverage of electrical requirements. Du ring 1965, a new 3.3 kY A. Ring Main was installed and connected to ali stati ons excepting B and G. This ring ma in came into operation in April, a nd fecds no-break suppl ies to a li navigational aids. In the unlikely event of a fault on this new ring main, there a re manua l changeover switches in each substation which change from the new ring main system to the older one. This gives the maintenance staff time to work on the faults without interruption of electric power supply to installations at the A irport. With this system in operati on we can now feed each substation by three different mea n s. The Il kY. changeover switch is E.A.P.L. property. This is situated at a substation and is a nother source of supply to Nairobi Airport. In the event of a fa ult on the line from Nairobi South C, there is an alternative supply from Athi River.

10 (c) KENYA POLICE A Police Station is situated in Embakasi Village and a Police Post at the Airport itself. These provide full security surveillance for the Airport and its surrounding installations. Crowd Control Crowd Control at the Airport remained one of the major tasks of the Police in 1965. This was particularly so during the visits of H eads of State to Kenya, when large crowds from Nairobi and its environs came to the Airport to greet the Y.l.P.s. (d) l MM IGRATION D EPARTMENT !.- General Du ring the year 1965, J 62,028 passengers passed through I mmigration, compared with 143,524 for the year 1964. This shows an incrcase of a bout 13 per cent. Among the total number of passengers who passed through I mmigration du ring 1965, 121 ,2 11 were international passenge rs. Comparing with the 1964 figure this shows an increase of about 20 per cent. While there has been an upward trend in the internationa l passengers, the passengers travelling interterritorially continued to decrease during 1965. From the Table below it wi ll be seen th at the re was a total decrease of a bout 1,375 passengers in 1965 which is about 3 per cent dccrease compared with the 1964 figures. 1964-1965 LOCAL PASSENGER FtGURES

Type 1964 1965 Dccrease or lncrease

Yisitors 8,799 10,947 + 2, 149 Transit.. 16,271 12,693 - 3,578 Holdcrs of Kenya re-entry passes 17,222 17, 177 45 42,292 TOTAL-- --- ~.!!_7 - 1,375 2.- Revised Procedure for Owgoing Passengers D uring the same year a revi ed procedure for Immigration checks was introduced. This included an introduction of an Immigration Officer on a 24 hours watch system at the Immigration control point, which is situated near the baggage hall. The main duties of this officer is to che<:k documents of passengers lcaving the coumry after the expiry of their visitors or transit passes. This a lso included loca l residents who intended to leave the country temporarily or permanently. lt has been found thal this method is much quicker and does accelerate movements during the peak hour periods. 3.-8taf} Du ring the year 1965 t·he state of Immig ration staff stood as follows :- Africans (including the Senior Immigration Officer) 8 Asians 2 Europeans 2

TOTAL 12

11 The figures mentioned in this secti on differ greatly with those found in Appendix IV. The reason for this is that the above figures show only passengers who are maniiested to Nairobi and passed through Immigration. Direct transit passengers are not included.

(e) PORT H EALTH AurHORITY Nairobi Airport continued through the direction of the Port Health Officer to conform with ali requirements of the International Health Regulations. There are now two Port H ealth Inspectors and two Nursing Sisters resident at the aiJ·port. T he First-Aid Rooms and Rest Rooms were kept fairly busy throughoul the year. As regards quarantinable diseases, passengers and their documents were checked from 11 ,160 local and international flights with the following results: - Smallpox- invalid certificates-89 (ail passengers vaccinated at the Airport); cholera- inval id certificates 11 (passengers vaccinated and kept under sur veillance): yellow fever- invalid certifi cates 4 (patients inoculated and kepi under surveillance). General Sanitation.- The control of food hygiene continued. Samples of milk totalling 288 and other foods were examined at the Public Health Laboratory. No pathogenic organisms were detected. Routine inspections were made for the control of mosquitoes. No Aecles Egypli were found and the Aet!es Index for the Airport remains nil.

7. East African Common Services Organization (a) GENERAL The fo ll owing departments of the East African Common Services Organization provide services of a specialized nature at Nairobi Airport: - The Directorate of Civil Aviation. The Meteorological Department. The C ustoms and Excise Department. Posts and Telecommunicati ons Administration.

(b) 0 IRECfORATE OF C IVIL AVIATION Apart from the provision of Air Traffic Services it is also the duty of the Directorate of Civil Aviation to main tain and operate the many types of equip ment installed and used as .navigational aids at Nairobi Airport. During 1965, th e services and facilities were main tained to a standard which is universally regarded as conforming wit·h the highest of the in ternational requirements.

(c) EAST AFRICAN ·METEOROLOOICA L DEPARTMENT The department maintained a 24 hours service at Nairobi Airport throughout 1965, with a supply of half- hourly aviation weather reports and intermediate observation for sudden changes in weather conditions. Airfield Slave Surveillance Radar has been installed in the Forecast Office and the crew can be briefed on the extent of occurring precipi tation up to a range of 100 miles from the airport. Due to the increase in the number of ft ights from Nairobi Airport, forecasts have increased from an average of about 620 per month in 1964 to abou t 800 per month in 1965. The Forecast Office is now kept in operation by local forecasters under the guidance of an expatriate Meteorologist- Assistant Director K enya. It is note worthy that the forecast staff includes one lady forecaster, a Kenyan African, who is the only one lady qualified in East Afliica.

12 The Meteorological Analysis Centre at the Headquarters of the East African Meteorologica l Department provides a lready analysed and foreca t chart which are transmitted to Nairobi A irport by a facsimile system.

(d) EAST AFRICAN CusTOMS AND EXCISE ÜEPARTMENT The Nairobi Airport Collectorate is under the control of the Collector of Customs and Excise who maintains an office at the Airport. Preventive Officers under the control of the Chief Preventive Officer are responsible for the clearance of passengers, air crew and their baggage, the up-lift of aircraft stores and for general revenue collection and safeguard dulies. T his section of the D epartment maintains a 24-hour watch service throughout the year, which ensures quick clearance of passengers and their baggage throughout the day. Freight and Cargo Services are provided by the Freight Section and a night onîcer is always avait able in case of need after office hours. The Depa rtment also carried out dulies on behalf of other Departments especially in connexion with Jmport and Export of restricted and prohibited goods, checks on import a nd export licences as weil as control of Exchange Control measure in re pect of imports and exports of currencies. The Department also worked in close co-operation with the Immigration Authoritics at the Airport as weil as with other K enya Govemment and Common Services Organiza tion departments situated at this Airport.

(e) EAST AFIUCAN POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ADMIN ISTRATION The A irport Post Office provides a full range of postal se rvice faci lities from 8.30 to 16.30 hours daily. After this lime only limited facilities, such as accepta nce of telegrams and sale of postage-stamps, are provided for transit and departing passengcrs by an approved agent of the Post Office conducting such business within the Transit Lounge only. There is thrice daily mail service to a nd (rom Nairobi and a li the incoming correspondence is immediately sorted into Post Onîce Boxes installed at this office for the convcnience of Government and commercial organizations and their employees at the A irport. During 1965 more than 1,247,778 kgm. of mail passed through the Embakasi Airport Post Office. This represented an increase of 150,63 1 kgm. over the J 964 figure. The contents of the mail despa tched ranged from letters, gifts, curios and East African post-cards. These were dispatched to many countries of the world which included the Peoples' Republic of China. Russia, Japa n, other pa rts of Asia, United States, Britain, Germany and other parts of Western Europe. Due to the increased number of foreign missions in Kenya more diplomatie mail was handled by the Post Office officiais than in 1964. The fi gures for such mail in 1965 showed a 4 per cent increasc on the figures for 1964.

13 PART Il-APPENDICES

APPENDIX 1

SENIOR STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT

Airport Manager Mr. B. V. Kerwin Mr. J. D . Wandera, with effect from Jst November 1965. Airport Manager (Supernumerary) Mr. J. D. Wandera (lOth May 1965 to 31 st October 1966). Business Manager M r. P. Ndibo. Chief Fire Service Officer Mr. R. J. Ferguson. Operations Officer Mr. W. A. Aoi-Ochieng'. Security Offi.cer Mr. P. N. Smith. Executive Officer Mr. W. K. Ngure. Senior Receptionist Mrs. L. N. Hoare. Senior Receptionist (Designate) Mrs. M. A. Radier. Chi ef Supervisor P.A.B.X. . . Mrs. M. V. Bromley.

APPENDIX Il

AIRLINE OPERATING COMPANIES AND THEIR AIRPORT MANAGERS OR REPRESENTATfVES

Company Station Manager/ R epresentative

Aden Airways Mr. C. Moretti. Air Congo Mr. T. T sivuadi. Air France Mr. A. Moreau. Air-Jn dia .. Mr. Kapoor. Alitalia Italian Airlines Mr. Tuzi. British Overseas Airways Corporation Mr. T. L. Folley. British United Airways .. Mrs. M. H . Pears. Central African Airways (Air Malawi and Zambia Airways) Mr. C. A. Evans. East African Airways Corporation Mr. A. E. S. Murphy. El-Al Israel Airlines Mr. V. Fahti. Ethiopian Airlines Incorporated Mr. Gelahun Mehretu. Pan-American World Airways Mr. G. Delaney. Scandin avian Airlines System Mr. R. Nilsson. Sudan Airways .. Mr. S. A. M. Kheir. U nited Arab Airlines .. Mr. D. Singh.

14 APPENDIX Ill AIRCRAFT MOYEMENTS ------SCIIEDULED 1 0THER 1 OTHER NON· I PRIVATE 1 ~EST AN~ ____2' ~~ 196_5_ _ _ ,_ _ _20TALS 1964 --- COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL CO!.!MERCIAL CIIARTER Mon th ___i __:ININ(, ~v_i _l __, ~i~ ~ ~~~~

_____. - 1-n- Out ln Out J In J Out ~-~-n- Out 1 ln Out l n Out ln : Out ln Out 1 ln Out ln Out January 508 521 1 23 20 6 6 56 54 6 --6-4ï3,4ï3,1,0ï2 1,020 174!741879 8701"200 2ol February 465 1 468 24 19 9 9 1 70 71 4 4 344 344 916 1 9 15 60 59 698 1 697 323 321 March 505 517 24 22 5 5 84 74 1 5 1 4 310 310 933 932 115 11 5 743 744 155 162 April 494 498 22 21 3 3 52 50 1 2 2 553 553 1,126 1,127 78 78 7 19 724 239 239 May 533 1 536 26 24 I l Il 34 31 2 2 411 411 1,017 1,015 30 32 725 727 159 145 June 527 526 14 13 23 20 36 36 1 1 399 399 1,000 995 69 67 825 826 315 321 July 57 1 578 13 12 16 17 60 57 6 6 483 483 1,149 1,153 77 78 994 993 243 249 August 579 585 21 19 Il Il 46 45 1 2 241 241 899 903 68 70 846 849 153 154 Septcm ber. . 559 560 17 18 21 22 56 58 4 4 249 249 906 911 80 80 950 948 123 120 Octobcr . . 572 570 19 19 15 18 52 54 9 9 1 402 402 1,069 1,072 59 54 878 875 138 1 140 Novcmbcr.. 542 546 20 19 8 8 49 50 7 4 327 327 953 954 57 57 1 913 9 14 89 88 Decembcr . . 55 1 550 14 15 2 2 80 78 8 9 348 348 1,003 1,002 177 180 785 779 46 46 TOTALS . . 6,406 6,455 237 221 130 132 675 ==6=5=8= 55 53 4,480 14,480 11 ,983 11.999. 944 944 9,955 9,946 2, 183 2,186 ------1. AtRCRAFT MOVEMENT- An aircraft movcmcnt is one landing or one take-off. 2. SCHEDULW COMMERCIAL MOVEMENT- Js a landing or a takc-off by an aircraft cngaged on a commercial air transport flight operated to a published schedule. 3. 0TIIE1t COMMEilCIAL MOVEMENT- IS a landing or take-ofl' by an aireraft cngagcd on aerial work for hire and reward, but not when carrying passcngers. 4. 0 THEit NON-COMMERCIAL MOV EMENT- Is a landing or ta ke-off by an aircraft operated for the purposes of positioning for a schedulcd flight o r for the purposes of a flight to carry stores or spa res, and not nown for hire or rcward. Il a Iso includcs thosc landings made by airera ft forced fo r rcasons of snfcty to rcturn to the point of depart ure. lt includes flights by Government owned and operated aircraft. 5. CfiAitTEit MOVEMENT- ls a landing or takc-off by an aircraft carrying passengers for hire or reward when not operating to a published schcdulc. 6. PRI VATE MOVEMENT- Is a landing or takc-off by an aircraft owned and opcratcd for private purposes. 7. M ILITAitY MO VEMENT- Is a landing or takc-off by a Kenya or foreign military aircraft flown for military purposes. 8. T EST AND TRAINING M OVEMENT- Is a landing or take-off by an airera ft nown for purposcs of testing an a ircraft or training personnelthercin. Il also includes proving fligh t. APPENDIX IV PASSENGERS HANDLED - ·- Month In Out *Transit Total Total 1965 1964

January ...... 13,801 14,507 8,119 44,546 38,599 February . . .. 12,964 13,167 6,379 38,889 33,642 March ...... 14,710 16,437 8,022 47,191 38,455 April ...... 12,762 15,181 8,326 44,595 36,560 May ...... 12,175 12,947 9,547 44,216 36,195 June ...... 11,563 11 ,729 9,093 41,478 36,664 July ...... 15,615 15,491 10,379 51,864 44,234 August ...... 15,649 16,898 10,756 54,059 48,180 September . . .. 14,207 15, 163 11 ,088 5 1,546 46,456 October . . .. 14,047 14,095 8,670 45,482 42,731 November . . .. 13,061 13,839 7,202 41 ,304 37,785 D ecember . . .. 15,976 15,955 8,795 49,521 47,037

TOTALS . . .. 166,530 175,409 106,376 1 554,691 485,538

*TRANSIT PASSENGER Is one whose air journey does not begin or end at the reporting aerodrome. Each transit passenger is shown as two passengers in the Total column.

APPENDIX V

MAIL (KGM.) 1 Month In Out Total Total 1965 1964 1 1 January ...... 49,654 48, 146 97,800 99,839 February ...... 50,177 48,371 98,548 95,965 March ...... 55,497 52,032 107,529 93,575 April ...... 51,676 47,167 98,843 93,737 May ...... 51,233 47,544 98,777 87,563 June ...... 51,034 45,750 96,784 90,457 July ...... 55,396 48,870 104,266 96,417 August ...... 48,530 44,203 92,733 99,985 September ...... 48,667 44,969 93,636 95,022 October ...... 56,651 52,242 108,893 111,804 November ...... 54,883 52,690 107,573 103,211 December ...... 73,547 68,849 142,396 129,572 TOTALS . . .. 646,945 600,833 1,247,778 1,197,147

MATL: D espatches of correspondence and other objects tendered by and intended for delivery to Postal Administration.

16 APPEN DIX VI

FREIGHT (KGM.)

Mon th · In Out Transit Total Total 1965 1964

January 198,965 427,276 258,746 884,987 7 17,01 1 February .. 209,604 447,921 272,392 929,9 17 748,8 10 March 232,614 491 ,414 274,516 998,544 767,407 April 186,05 1 443,284 206,082 835,4 17 748,916 May 174,760 418,765 209,368. 802,893 761,01 8 June 412,237 437,966 209,477 859,680 726,871 July 214,263 352,020 23 1,499 797,782 727,526 August .. 192,901 415,604 266,867 875,372 739,426 September .. 216,369 456,425 248,107 920,901 7 14,774 October .. 256,433 448,752 282,9 11 988,096 863,298 November.. 218,455 424,416 248,199 891,Q70 873,821 D ecember .. 213,51 1 481 ,609 250,4 16 945,536 892,994

T OTALS .. 2,526,163 5,245,452 2,958,580 10,730, 195 9,261,872

FREIGHT: Excludes company stores, excess baggage, post office mail and diplomatie bags.

17 APPENDIX VII AVIATION FUEL UPLIFT (GALLONS)

Mon th 80/87 100/ 130 115/ 145 AVTUR Total Total 1965 1964 1

January ...... 64 53,493 18,638 1,763,578 1,835,953 1,486,900 February ...... 62 55,506 20,920 1,523,001 1,599,669 1,243,423 March ...... 51 66,868 24,01 1 1,690,343 1,781 ,633 1,289,909 ,_. April 47 75, 164 9,765 1,582,978 1,668,3 11 1,364,720 00 ...... May ...... 60 74,032 3,079 1,721 ,334 1,798,595 1,360,015 June ...... 102!- 64,332 1,657 1,880,208 1,946,569t 1,563,512 July ...... 104 72,944 5,879 1,982,983 2.062,1 80 1,551,428 August ...... 111 70,9 19 14,192 2,0 14,417 2,099,774 1,826,430 September ...... 98 69,71 1 6,878 1,988,263 2,065,389 1,763,152 October ...... 16 71 ,692 1, 161 2,003,161 2,076,210 1,687,802 November ...... 55 51,759 17,37 1 1,780,290 1,849,835 1,635,39 1 December ...... 144 53,449 28,480 2,009,371 2,09 1,844 1,624,606

TOTALS .. .. l 91# 779,869 152,031 21 ,939,927 1 22,875,962!- 1 18,397,288 APPENDIX VIII

W A VING BASE VISITORS

Mon th 1965 1964

January . . .. 16,468 18, 122 February . . .. 13,616 13,416 March ...... 16,701 18,258 April ...... 22,497 18,450 May ...... 19,465 16,895 June ...... 16,834 18,175 July ...... 21 ,440 16,519 August . . .. 23,664 24,892 September . . .. 26,779 23,142 October ...... 17,748 20,088 November . . .. 17,450 14,126 D ecember . . .. 26,890 21,788

TOTALS .. .. 239,552 223,871

APPENDIX IX

DIVERSIONS DUE TO WEATHER

Mon th 1965 1964

January ...... 3 1 February . . .. 3 2 March ...... - 3 April ...... - 4 May ...... - - June ...... 5 - July ...... 1 - August . . .. - 1 September . . .. - 1 1 October ...... 1 3 November . . .. 6 1 December . . .. - 4 1 TOTALS .. .. 19 20 Total Arrivais .. 12,927 12, 138

19 APPENDIX X

DELAYED ARRIVALS DUE TO WEATHER ------~------~------Month 1965 1964

January 2 February 1 2 March 2 3 April 3 May 4 June 5 3 July .. 5 3 August .. 1 September 6 October .. 6 Nove rn ber 1 December 8

T OTA LS .. 1 17 40 '--- Total Arrivais 1 12,927 '==1""2,""13""8=

APPENDIX Xl

DELAYED DEPARTURES DUE TO WEATHER

Month 1965 1964 January 4 16 February 4 8 March 11 24 April 7 9 May 11 June 7 2 July .. 2 4 August .. September 5 October. . 2 18 November 1 8 December 1 49

TOTALS 39 154 Total Departures .. 1==""'==== 12,943 '======12,132

20 APPENDIX XII

METEOROLOGICAL DATA FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 1965

MEAN MEAN ÀBSOLUTE M EAN HOURS OF No. of days HUMIDITY % T EMPERATURE °C. T EMPERATURE °C. PRESSURE mb 1 with Fog Month Rainfall 1 SUNSH!Nil or Stratus (mm.) --, i or more 06·00 1 12 ·00 below J.~~~. \ 6.~~. Max. \ Min. Ma~ ~ Min. G.M.T. G.M.T. Hrs. Mins. 300 ft . --- ~ -1~ -- ~ - 1 -- : --I- ~-~--~--~- N..... January . . 44·5 94 44 25·8 11 ·9 28·2 10·0 839·8 836·6 286 39 10 February . . 2·0 79 31 28·9 11 ·7 30·8 9·6 839·6 835·5 297 50 4 March . . 29·6 86 36 28·4 12·6 30·2 11·0 840·6 836·1 291 56 13 April . . . . 210·9 95 1 50 26·3 14·1 28·7 12·6 840·1 836·6 234 28 20 May . . . . 16·5 92 54 24·4 13·0 27·4 9·5 842·5 838·3 216 12 Il June . . . . 14·6 94 50 24·9 9·9 27·9 7·0 842·9 839·8 225 04 1 1 July . . . . 14·4 91 58 22·9 1 10·1 25·5 6·4 842·9 840·2 134 01 5 August . . 1·4 92 54 23·1 10·3 1 27·4 5·6 842·5 839·3 137 27 4 September . . 4·1 91 44 25·8 11·3 29·2 7·5 842·3 838·5 230 42 5 1 October . . 52·5 94 49 26·0 12·7 28·9 10·1 841·9 1 837·8 196 41 11 November .. 77·4 97 55 24·7 13·6 1 27·6 11 ·2 841·5 837·8 1 212 31 22 December . . 20·1 96 46 26·6 13·2 29·7 10·8 840·6 836·9 302 47 10 1 1 1 RAlNFALL- The total producc of precipitation from the atmospherc as received and measured in inches in a rain gauge. The monthly depth of rainfall at Nairobi Airport is mcasured from 09·00 E.A.S.T. on the lst of each month to 09·00 E.A.S.T. of the lst of the fo llowing month.

MEAN HUMIDITY %- Humidity refers to the invisible gas or vapour, which may be mixed in varying proportion with the dry a ir of the atmosphcrc atid is a measure of wetness. It is listed as a percentage for midnight and midday G.M.T. (03·00 and J5·00 E.A.S.T.), the periods of approximately maximum and minimum humidity.

CENTIGRADE ° C.- A scale having the ice point at 0 and the boiling point of water at 100°.

MEAN TEMPERATURE ° C.- The temperature of the air is measured in a thermometer screen at 4ft. 6 in. above grou nd leve!. The daily maximum and daily minimum temperatures are meaned for the month, generally, maximum temperatures occur in the mid-aftemoon and minimum temperatures just before dawn.

~ ABSOLUTE T EMPERATURE ° C.- The absolute maximum temperature for the month is the higher daily maximum recordcd in that month. The absolute minimum tem perature for the month is the lowest daily minimum figure recorded in that month.

MEAN PRESSURE- The average force per unit arca exerted by the air on a horizontal surface at airfield leve!. The mean pressures are listed for 09 ·00 and 15·00 E.A.S.T.; the times of approximately maximum and minimum pressures.

HOURS OF S UNSHINE- T he duration of bright sunshine is measured by a trace on a card, when sun is shining, by a spherical lens. Intermittent sunshine produccs broken !ines the combined length of which gives direct measurement in hours. Foo-- When, due to the presence of particles of condensed moisture suspended in the atmosphere at ground leve!, the horizontal visibility falls below 1,100 yards, a condition of fog exists.

STRATUS CLOUD- A uniform layer of cloud, resembling fog but which is not resting on the ground. APPENDIX XIII

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. City/Aerodrome . . Nairobi/Nairobi. 2. Latitude .. 011907 South. 3. Longitude 365583 East. 4. Location of Reference Point 054° Threshold R/W 06, 5,000 ft. on Centre line. 5. Distance and Direction from City 6·3 N.M.- E.S.E. 6. Elevation .. 5,327 ft. 7. Elevation Check Point .. 5,411 ft. 8. Aerodrome Ref. Temp. ec) 23·2° (Provisional). 9. Transition Altitude 7,500 ft. 1O. Transition Leve! .. F.L. 80. I l. Variation .. 3° W. 12. Controlling Authority Kenya Government. 13. Operational Hours H24. 14. Postal Address (a) Airport Manager, P.O. Box 19001, Embakasi. (b) Directorate of Civil Aviation, P.O. Box 30163, Nairobi. 15. Telegraphie Address (a) Airport Commandant, "AIRCOM, EMBAKASI". (b) Directorate of Civil Aviation, "ATCON, NAIROBI". 16. Telephone Number Embakasi 82222. 17. Overnight Accommodation Hotels in City. 18. Restaurant Accommodation Y es. 19. Medical Facilities Y es. 20. Transport.:1.tion . . Buses and Taxis. 2l. Nearest Railway Station Embakasi 3 N.M. 22. Nearest Railway Siding .. On Airport. 23. Cargo Handling Facilities Forklift (3,000 lb.) with crane attachment, electric trolleys and trailers. 24. Fuel Grades 73, 80/87, 100/ 130, 11 5/145 Octane, Aviation Turbine F uel (Avtur). 25. Oil Grades Full Range. 26. Hangar Space Nil for visiting aircraft. 27. Repair Facilities normally avail able To engine change standard. 28. Crash Equipment Four foam tenders (totalling 2,900 gallons of water, 420 gallons of foam compound, 700 lb. of C02 and 600 lb. of Dry Chemi cal Powder). Two water tenders (totaLLing 2,000 gallons of water). One rescue tender (200 lb. Dry Chemical Powder) with a Power Saw. One Ambulance.

23 APPENDIX XIII-(Contd.) GENERAL INFORMATION 29. Day Markings Obstruction, taxiway, taxi-holding position, runway designation, runway threshold, runway centre line, runway side line, signal area, wind direction indicator, landing direction indicator.

30 Local Flying Restriction (a) Await signal from marshal before entering or moving on apron. (b) Special rules apply to flights within 3 N.M. of and less than 2,000 ft. above the Airport. (c) Right-hand circuit. Whenever possible pilots should arrange flights so that they can be cleared to land without making a circuit. (d) Use under IFR governed by regulations applicable to Nairobi CI'R.

31. Runway 06 (a) Take-off run: 13,500 ft. (b) Stop-way: 200ft. (c) Accelerate stop distance: 13,700 ft. (d) Take-off distance 13,700 ft. (e) Landing distance: 13,700 ft. (f) Direction: 054° (T). (g) R/W dimensions: 13,500 x 150 ft. (h) Strip distance: 14,300 x 500ft. (i) Surface: Asphalt. (j) Touchdown elevation: 5,327 ft. (k) Lead-in/Approach lights: Low inteosity red!-coded centre tine, Iength 3,000 ft. and three crossbars. (1) Threshold lights: Green. (m) Runway lights: Low intensity omni directional: Amber filters on last 2,000 ft. (n) Visual Approach slope Indicator: Y es. (o) Gradient: - 0·36 percent. {p) Runway strength: LCN 100.

32. Runway 24 (a) Take-off run: 13,500 ft. (b) Stopway: 200ft. (c) Accelerate distance: 13,700 ft. (d) Take-off distance: 13,700 ft. (e) Landing distance: 13,700 ft. (f) Direction: 234° (T). (g) Runway dimensions: 13,500 x 150 ft. (h) Strip distance: 14,300x 500ft. (i) Surface: Asphalt. (j) Touchdown elevation: 5,278 ft. (k) Lead-in/Approach: Low intensity red centre line length 1,000 ft. and one crossbar.

24 APPENDIX XIII-{Contd.)

GENERAL INFORMATION (1) Threshold lights: Green. (m) R/W lights: Low intensity Omni directional amber filters on last 2,000 ft. runway. (n) Angle of Approach lights: NO. (o) Gradient: + 0·36 percent. (p) Runway strength: LCN 100. 33. Meteorological Data (a) Prevailing winds N .E. October to March; S. E. May to July; and E. April to August. (b) Rainy seasons: March to May; mid- October to mid-December. (c) Mean max. temp. : 78·7°F. (d) Mean min. temp. : 56·50°F. (e) Mean annual pressure: 840·8 Mbs. (/) DMO/MWO on Aerodrome. 34. Seasonable availability All year. 35. Taxiway Width: 75 ft. Surface: Asphalt. 36. Apron (a) Dimensions: 1,100 x 900 ft. (b) Surface: Asphalt with concrete hard standings. (c) Elevation: 5,3 11 ft. MER. 37. Aerodrome Beacon Alternating White/Green. 38. Compass Base No. 39. Safety Altitude within 25 N.M... 9,100 ft. (FL. 95). 40. Obstructions: RfW 06 . . No obstructions penetrate a 0·7 per cent slope for a distance of at !east 50,000 ft. R/W 24 . . No obstructions penetrate a 0·8 per cent s!ope for a distance of at !east 50,000 ft. 41 . Aerodrome Obstruction Chart .. Type A. available.

25 A PPEND! X XlV

RADIO FACILITIES AND NAVIGATIONAL AIDS l. Facili ty VHF/R.T.F. General Description Very High Frequency communications. Cannat achieve long ranges, but ideal for short-range precision working; only needs low power and smaU aerials. Not affected by static but surfers from interference from electrical machinery and is easily reflected by hills and buildings and, at centimetric wavelengths by rain. Station Nairobi Aerodrome Control. Cali Sign Nairobi Tower. Transmit Frequency 11 8·1 Mc/s. Receiving Frequency 118·1 Mc/s. Hours of Operation H 24.

2. Facility V.D.F. General Description Very High Frequency Direction finding. A system enabling aircraft to obtain oavi gational direction from the grouod, and for ground stations to obtain bearings taken on a transmission made by an aircraft. Capable of bearing with a high degree of accuracy.

Station Nairobi Aerodrome Control. Cali Sign Nairobi Homer. Transmit Frequencies 118·1 Mc/s. and 11 9·7 Mc/s. Receiving Frequencies 11 8·1 Mc/s. and 11 9·7 Mc/s. Hours of Operation H24. Co-ordinales 012000 S. 365421 E. Direction and Distance to Airport 057~ (M) 1·5 N.M.

3. Facility Locator Beacon. General Description A non-directiona1 low power, medium frequency navigational beacon, used in conjunction with an aircraft's Automatic Direction Finder to enable the pilot to locale the runway during periods of poor visibility. Used also by Air Traffic Control as a holding point for aircraft during periods of peak traffic. Cali Sign .. NO and NI. Transmit Frequencies 273 Mc/s. and 283 Mc/s. Hours of Operation H24. Co-ordinales 012154 S. 36145 E. 0 11 948 S. 365437 E. Direction and Distance to Airport 057° (M) 4·7 N.M. 057° (M) 1·1 N.M.

26 APPENDIX XI V-(Contd.) RADIO FACILlTJES AND NAVIGATJONAL AIDS

4. Facility D.M.E. Genera l Description Distance Measuring Equipment. A second a ry radar system, requiring an airborne radar transmitter and receiver, a nd a ground responder beacon, which enables the aircraft to "home" on to and orbit over the ground beacon and measures range and gives the pilot metered presen tation of his distance from the Airport. Range up to 200 miles dependent upon the height of the aircraft. Call Sign .. N.D. Transmit Frequency 230 Mc/s. Receiving Frequency 218 Mc/s. H ours of Operation H 24. Co-ordinales 0 12005 S. 365413 E. D irection a nd Distance to Airport 057° (M) 1-6 N.M.

5. Facility l .L.S. Type Pye P.T.C. 11 00. General Description An fnstrument Landi ng System which is aircraft operated and provides steering and descent information to enable the aircraft to carry out a descent through a cloud to a height of 150 ft. above the aerodrome elevation. GJjde Slope 30. CalJ Sign .. Localizer N L. Frequency . . Localizer 335 Mc/s. G lide Path 110 Mc/s. Middle and Outer Markers 75 Mc/s. H ours of Operation H 24. Co-ordi nates Localizer 01 1804 S. 365653 E. Glide Path 01 1940 S. 365507 E. Middle Marker 0 11 948 E. 365437 E. Outer Marker 0 12 154 S. 365 145 E.

6. Facility V.O.R. General Description Very High F requency Omni-directional Radio Range. A radio bearing a id in which a ground beacon transmits a continuous radio wave providing an infinite number of paths through 360°. The signal is detected by an omni bcaring indicator, showing the relative bcaring of the ground beacon. Call Sign .. NV. Transmit Frequency 11 2·5 Mc/s. Hours of Operation HS and 0 / R H 24. Co-ordinales 011 75 1 S. 3657 18 E. D i r ection and Dis tance to Threshold R/ W 06 237° (M) 18,000 ft. 27 APPENDIX XIV-{Contd.)

RADIO FACILITIES AND NAVIGATIONAL AJDS

7. Facility VHF/RTF. Station Nairobi Approach Control. Cali Sign Nairobi Approach. Transmit Frequency 119·7 Mc/s. Receiving Frequency 119·7 Mc/s. Hours of Operation H24.

8. Facility Surveillance R adar. Type Cossor CR 787. General Description Operated by Air Traffic Control for Surveillance Air Traffic to a maximum range of 90 to 100 nautical miles on large high-flying aircraft and on carrying out PPI approaches. Frequency .. Between 2940 Mc/s. and 2980 Mc/s. (IOCM). Peak Power Output 450 kW. Location 011821 365529 E. (Control Tower).

9. Facility Decca Radar Type 41. Storm Warning Radar. General Description Allows forecast to be made by assessing the actual movement of areas of rain. Range can be varied from 10 to 250 miles. Frequcncy .. 3 centimetres. Location 010900 S. 365500 E. (Water Tower).

10. Facility Visual Approach Slope lndicators. General Description A system of lights in the form of two pairs of wing bars so positioned as to indicate to the pilot an approach slope of 3° for use under visual conditions. Situation .. Operative for Runway 06 only. Downwind bar is 520ft. from the threshold. Upwind bar is 720 ft. from the Downwind bar. Each bar consists of six lights, three on each side of the runway.

28 APPENDIX XV

AIR DISTANCES FROM NAIROBI AIRPORT

To Nautical Place Miles

Accra 2,308 Addis Ababa .. 628 Aden .. 976 Athens .. 2,464 Bombay 2,448 Brussels 3,539 Cairo .. 1,913 Cape Town 2,548 Dar es Salaam .. 360 Durban .. 1,752 Entebbe 281 Frankfurt 3,409 Hargeisha 779 Jeddah .. 1,407 Johannesburg .. 1,571 Karachi 2,358 Khartoum 1,048 Lagos .. 2,067 Leopold vi lle .. 1,308 Livingstone 1,187 London 3,691 Mombasa 228 Montreal 6,318 Moscow 3,426 New York 6,387 Ngorongoro 142 Oslo 3,873 Paris 3,496 Rome .. 2,914 Salisbury 1,054 San Francisco .. 8,340 Singapore 4,022 Sydney .. 6,549 Tananarive 1,222 Tel Aviv 2,002 Wellington 6,300 Zanzibar 324 Zurich .. 3,282

29 APPENDIX XVI

LEGISLATION Aerodrome (Control of Obstructions) Ordinance K enya 1948. Government Notice No. 11 50 of 1953 (Declared Area Boundary). Government Notice No. 1149 of 1953 (Airport Boundary). The Aerodrome Regulation Act 1960. The Aerodrome (Nairobi Airport) Regulations 196 1. Air Services (Licensi ng) Regulations 1961. Air Services (Licensing) (Delegation of Powers and Appeals) Order 1961. Carriage by Air (Non-International Carriage) (Colonies, Protectorates) Orders 1953-55. Carriage by Air (Parties to Convention) Order 1958. Civil Aviation (Charges for Air Navigation Services) Act. (No. 22 of 1964.) Civil Aviation (Investigati on of Accidents) Regul ations 1954-1 959. Colonial Air N avigation Order 1961. Colonial Civil Aviation (Application of Act) Order, 1952- 1961. Colonial Air N avigation Order 1961. The Air Navigation (Delegation of Powers) Order 1964. East African Air Navigation (General) Regulations 1954-56. East African Air Navigation (Radio) Regulations 1953. East African Territories (Air Transport) Orders in Council 1945-61. Use of Government Aerodromes (Kenya) 1961, Legal Notice No. 363 of 1964 (Amendment). The Statistics (Aü Traffic) Regulations 1959. The Immigration Ordjnance 1956. The Immigration Regulations 1957. The East African Customs M anagement Act 1952. The East African Customs Regulations 1954. Internati onal Sanitary Regulations 1957. P ublic Health (Po rt, Airport and Frontier Health Rules) 1959. The Customs (Appointment of Customs areas, etc.), Notice 1960 E.A.C.S.O. Legal Notice No. 25 of 1960.

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