Live flights over Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL)
From 1 to 7 November 2026 the FlyItalyADSB network saw 159 departures and 158 arrivals at Nairobi Wilson Airport, 45 movements a day on average. The most frequent connections are Nairobi (NBO) and Dubai (DWC). The airline seen most often is Renegade Air.
Airport data
- IATA code
- WIL
- ICAO code
- HKNW
- City
- Nairobi
- Region
- Nairobi City County
- Country
- Kenya
- Elevation
- 1,687 m (5,536 ft)
- Coordinates
- -1.32172, 36.8148
What you can track here
Every aircraft passing within roughly 80 km of Nairobi Wilson Airport that the network receives appears on the FlyItalyADSB live map: airliners on approach and departure, business and general aviation, and — where MLAT reaches — aircraft without full ADS-B. Nothing is filtered out; how much of the area is covered depends on the community's receivers near Nairobi.
Seen by the network
1–7 November 2026
Movements per day
Show as a table
| Day | Departures | Arrivals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 35 | 40 | 75 |
| Mon 2 | 19 | 23 | 42 |
| Tue 3 | 21 | 23 | 44 |
| Wed 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Thu 5 | 25 | 31 | 56 |
| Fri 6 | 48 | 34 | 82 |
| Sat 7 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
Connections
airline flights both ways, with departure and arrival both seen
Airlines
- Renegade AirRNG 18
- Phoenix Air LinesPHN 16
- Yellow Wings Air ServicesELW 11
- African Medical and Research FoundationFDS 7
- Kenya AirwaysKQA 4
- FlightlinkFLZ 3
- Jambojet LimitedJMA 2
- SMBSMB 2
- I-Fly AirIFY 1
- International Committee of the Red CrossRED 1
Aircraft
- C208 145
- DH8A 36
- C680 18
- Pilatus PC-12 PC12 14
- AS50 13
- B350 8
- Cessna 172 Skyhawk C172 8
- BE20 6
- B407 5
- A139 4
How we count: a flight is a departure here when the network first sees it low near the airport (on the ground, or climbing away from it), an arrival when it last sees it low on approach. Where receivers don't reach low altitude the numbers stay below the real traffic. Connections and airlines come only from airline flights.
This data in your app
Every aircraft within 80 km of Nairobi Wilson Airport, as JSON, with a free key that also allows commercial use:
curl -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.flyitalyadsb.com/v2/lat/-1.32172/lon/36.8148/dist/80Or ask Claude, with the FlyItalyADSB connector: “which aircraft are near Nairobi right now?”
Frequently asked questions
How can I see live flights over Nairobi Wilson Airport? +
Open the FlyItalyADSB live map centred on Nairobi: it shows every aircraft picked up via ADS-B and MLAT within about 80 km of WIL, refreshed every few seconds.
Which airlines fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport? +
Among the flights our network saw (1–7 November 2026), the most frequent airlines were Renegade Air, Phoenix Air Lines, Yellow Wings Air Services, African Medical and Research Foundation and Kenya Airways.
What are the main connections from Nairobi Wilson Airport? +
The connections with the most flights seen (1–7 November 2026), both ways: Nairobi (NBO, 9) and Dubai (DWC, 1). Only flights whose departure and arrival the network both saw are counted.
Does FlyItalyADSB also track military aircraft around Nairobi? +
Yes. Thanks to multilateration (MLAT) the network reconstructs the position of aircraft without full ADS-B too, including military and state flights, whenever they are received by feeders in the area. Nothing is filtered out.
What are the codes for Nairobi Wilson Airport? +
Nairobi Wilson Airport has IATA code WIL and ICAO code HKNW. It lies in Nairobi City County, Kenya, at coordinates -1.32172, 36.8148.
Is the flight data free and open? +
Yes. The live map and the Free API plan cost nothing, and the data is published under the open CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; paid API plans for higher volumes help cover the infrastructure costs.
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