As reported by Biznews on 11th April, Chileka Airport’s main runway RWY 10/28 was announced to be closed from 24 April to 24 July 2019, which has now been confirmed by the airport through a press statement.
Chileka airport has assured customers that a secondary runway will still be in operation; the statement reads, “However the secondary runway 15/33 will remain operational for the duration of the works and will be used for arrivals and departures of aircraft of appropriate categories/classes”
The statement also states that maintenance works for the closed runway will be complete in less than 30 days.