[3] Many services used to be private charter, providing tourist access between beach resorts and inland game reserves.

Diani Beach Airport operates daily flights from Nairobi Wilson (WIL) and Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), and flights to the Masai Mara, Moi International Airport Mombasa (MBA) and Kilifi.

The Kenya Airports Authority have reported their intention to extend the runway, allowing access to larger aircraft.

It is then expected that the airport will offer flights to Zanzibar, Arusha and Dar es Salaam.

[4] In January 2019, the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), commissioned a mobile airport control tower, procured at a price of KSh150 million (approx.