Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/jomo-kenyatta-international-airport

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Where is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport?Embakasi suburb, 18 kilometers southeast of Nairobi's central business district
2. What is the capital of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport?Nairobi
3. What is the passenger traffic (2016)?Over 7 million passengers
4. What is the rank in africa (passenger traffic)?Seventh busiest airport
5. Why is the airport named after Jomo Kenyatta?It was renamed in 1978 to honor Kenya's first president, who helped the country gain independence.
6. How many passengers used the airport in 2016?Over 7 million people flew through the airport that year, making it the seventh busiest in Africa.

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ICAO Code: A four-letter code assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organization to identify airports globally.
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