Aero Club of East Africa

Located within Wilson Airport, the Aero Club of East Africa is one of Nairobi’s most character-filled addresses—an aviation institution that has anchored Kenya’s flying community since 1927. Its own club history and official messaging position it as “home to aviation in Kenya,” reflecting nearly a century of training, flying culture, and aeronautical community life. The atmosphere is intentionally nostalgic: a classic clubhouse feel where aviation stories live in the details, and where the setting itself is part of the appeal. Step onto the terrace and you can watch general aviation aircraft taxi, take off, and land—turning an ordinary lunch into a front-row seat for Nairobi’s most active light-aircraft corridor. Beyond its heritage, the Aero Club functions as a full leisure and meeting hub. The club lists on-site facilities including an outdoor swimming pool, fitness centre/gym, squash court, children’s playground, member spaces, and food-and-beverage areas with indoor seating plus an outdoor deck and garden—making it as practical for daytime meetings as it is for slow weekends. For pilots, aviation enthusiasts, and anyone drawn to places with a real sense of story, the Aero Club delivers a calm, grounded escape without leaving the city’s airfield energy behind. Whether you’re stopping in between flights, meeting a client, or bringing family for an easy meal, it remains a rare Nairobi venue where history, relaxation, and the theatre of flight share the same horizon.