Kenya Airports Authority Shares Design Photos of a Modernised JKIA

Nairobi Leo
Paul Kurgat
01 Apr 2026

The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) on Wednesday. April 1, shared photos of the proposed design of the modernised Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).

In the photos shared by KAA, the new modernised JKIA will have a new passenger terminal built in the shape of a cross.

The hub will serve multiple aeroplanes at one go and will be fitted with more than 20 passenger boarding bridges, elevated paths used by passengers to board planes in major airports.

Upon expansion, the airport will have a large parking lot that will accommodate hundreds of vehicles. The pick-up and drop-off section will be a raised platform.

In addition, the new plan factors in the development of an Airport City and a Special Economic Zone...

Kenya Airports Authority Shares Design Photos of a Modernised JKIA - Nairobi Leo - 01 Apr 2026