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Oct 03, 2024 1 Min Read
NBO was assigned to Embakasi Airport by IATA as the 3 letter airports and metropolitan areas geo code, as NRB code had earlier been assigned to NS Mayport, a military base in Florida constructed 11 years earlier in 1942.
Important details to note:
*1945 - Plans to build Embakasi Airport started.
*1953 - Construction work kicking off.
*1958 - Completion of Embakasi Airport.
*1964 - Embakasi Airport was changed to Nairobi International Airport.
*1972 - Nairobi International Airport was renamed to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
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