Get an aviation medical certificate (pilots, air traffic controllers, cabin crew)
Kenya Civil Aviation Authority · sources read 3 Oct 2026
Book a medical exam with one of the KCAA-designated Aviation Medical Examiners listed on kcaa.or.ke. The doctor sends the report to KCAA's Medical Assessor, who decides on your certificate.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- Where
- At a KCAA-designated Aviation Medical Examiner's clinic (most are in Nairobi, some in Mombasa); list on the KCAA Aviation Medicine page
Steps
- Pick a KCAA-designated Aviation Medical Examiner from the list on the KCAA Aviation Medicine page and book your exam.
- After the exam, the doctor sends the report to KCAA. The Medical Assessor makes the final decision to issue, renew or deny the certificate.
- If you disagree with a decision, KCAA's Aviation Medicine Department handles medical appeals.
Watch out
- A Class 1 certificate lasts 12 months if you are under 40, but only 6 months from age 40.
- A Class 2 certificate lasts 2 years if you are 40 or younger, and 1 year if you are over 40.
- A Class 3 certificate lasts 24 months if you are under 40, and 12 months from age 40.
Who can apply
- Pilots, air traffic controllers and cabin crew need a medical certificate to get and keep their licence.
- Class 2 is for private and student pilots and cabin crew.
- Class 3 is for air traffic controllers.
Official sources (1)
- Aviation Medicine kcaa.or.ke · read 3 Oct 2026