{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"Wajir Airport","iataCode":"WJR","icaoCode":"HKWJ","city":"Wajir","country":"KE","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":true,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":1.73324,"longitude":40.091599},"elevationMeters":235,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"Food aid, medical supplies and military stores have long defined what moves through Wajir, a field in Kenya's arid north-east near the Somali and Ethiopian borders. Built in 1977–78 by Israeli contractor HZ as a Kenya Air Force base, it still holds two military camps within its perimeter. During the Somali crisis it became a staging point for international relief, including Operation Restore Hope, flying food and medicine to stricken areas. A new asphalt runway laid by US Navy Seabees in 2012 le","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/wajir-airport-wjr","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/wajir-airport-wjr","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Wajir Airport · (IATA: WJR) · Wajir, KE · 235 m · Cargo Hub"}