Malindi Airport Guide

Whether you have a layover, overnight sleepover or you are just quickly passing through, our Malindi Airport Guide is a great place to start planning your visit. Here, you’ll find information on services and facilities available inside the airport – including details about airport lounges, WiFi, mobile charging points, lockers, 24-hour food options, nearby hotels, and everything in between.

Airport Lounges
Airport Hotels
Airport WiFi
Showers
Rest Zones
Luggage Storage
Mobile Charging

tiny, sweet little airport with snack bar selling hot samosas! Toilets were abominable though. – Felix

MYD Airport Overview

To help you plan your layover or overnight sleepover, here is a quick run-down about what to expect during your time at Malindi International Airport.

What to Expect

Malindi Airport (code: MYD) has a small terminal that handles domestic routes, though an expansion is currently in the planning stages. Facilities are basic and bathrooms can be downright dirty. We are unable to confirm whether eateries, shops, or WiFi are available, so bring your own snacks and entertainment.

Sleeping in Malindi Airport

We do not yet have any sleep-related airport reviews, but this airport may close nightly. Have a backup plan if you’re planning to spend the night. For uninterrupted sleep, nearby hotels offer shuttle service. See our Airport Hotels section below for more info or read some traveller airport reviews for more tips.

Covid-19 Update

Some airport reviews and tips in this guide and elsewhere on the site were written before March 2020 and may no longer be valid. To help us keep this guide up-to-date, you can add or update information or write a review to submit airport tips and photos.

For more airport information continue scrolling down to explore more in our Malindi Airport Guide.

In this guide we may refer to locations as “landside” and “airside”. Landside is the public area of the terminal located in the non-secure zone, before security. Airside is the secure area of the terminal that you must reach by going through security. For more information on Europe’s Schengen Area, click here.

Airport Hotels

While there are no hotels at Malindi Airport, the drive to the city and resort areas is less than 15 minutes. Visit Tripadvisor to see a list of hotels in Malindi, search deals and read traveller reviews.

Airport Lounges

As of this update we were unable to confirm whether the airport has any first class or business lounges. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.

Airport WiFi/Internet

As of this update we were unable to confirm whether internet access is available. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.

More Services, Facilities & Things To Do On A Layover At The Airport

Luggage Storage & Lockers – Not available.

Mobile Charging – At the time of this update, we did not have any information about mobile charging availability. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.

Rest Zones – There are no dedicated sleeping areas, quiet areas or rest zones. If this information has changed, click here to update this guide.

Showers – Not available.

SIM Cards – A reader has asked us to include where to buy SIM Cards. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.

Airport Hours

While it appears that this airport closes at night, as of this update, we were unable to confirm airport hours of operation. If you know the airport hours, click here to update this airport guide.

Airlines

Malindi airport is served by the following airlines: Air Kenya Express • Fly540 • Fly SAX • Jambojet • Mombasa Air Safari.