Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport

Hosea Kutako International Airport
IATA: WDH – ICAO: FYWH
WDH
Location of the airport in Namibia
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Namibian Civil Government
Location Windhoek
Elevation AMSL 5,640 ft / 1,719 m
Website www.airports.com.na/hkia.php
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 4,532 14,869 Asphalt
16/34 1,524 5,000 Asphalt

Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport (IATA: WDH, ICAO: FYWH) is the main international airport serving the Namibian capital city of Windhoek. Located 45 km (28 mi) east of the city, it is Namibia's primary airport with international connections and handled 672,582 passengers in 2007. In 2009, the airport handled around 680,000 passengers, just over 4% down on the previous year when over 710,000 passengers were processed.[1] The airport is named after Herero leader Hosea Kutako.

During South African adminisitration, the airport used to be named J.G. Strijdom Airport, after the Nationalist Prime Minister of South Africa. The main runway 08/26 is 4,532 m (14,869 ft) long.

Few, if any, domestic flights pass through Hosea Kutako Airport as those are predominantly handled at the smaller Windhoek Eros Airport.

Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport underwent a modernizing makeover in 2009. It has one terminal with one departure and one arrival hall.

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Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Air Berlin Munich
Air Namibia Luderitz, Walvis Bay, Oranjemund
Air Namibia Accra, Cape Town, Frankfurt, Gaborone (Starts 3 April 2012), Johannesburg, Luanda, Harare (Starts 1 April 2012), Lusaka, Maun, Victoria Falls
British Airways operated by Comair Johannesburg
South African Airways Johannesburg
South African Express Johannesburg, Cape Town
TAAG Angola Airlines Luanda, Lubango 
 The direct flights between Hosea Kutako International Airport and O. R. Tombo international airport, numbering around 18 scheduled flights everyday are the major contributors of international passenger traffic at Hosea Kutako International Airport.[2]. [3]. [4]. [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Namibia may see traffic boost from remake of cult TV series ‘The Prisoner’; non-stop flights to Germany, but no longer UK". anna.aero Airline News & Analysis. http://www.anna.aero/2010/08/04/namibia-may-see-traffic-boost-from-role-in-remake-of-cult-tv-series-the-prisoner/. Retrieved 4th Auguest 2010. 
  2. ^ "Real Time Flight Status at windhoek (WDH Airport)". FlightStats.com. http://www.flightstats.com. Retrieved 11th October 2011. 
  3. ^ "Air Namibia Time Table". Air Namibia. http://www.airnamibia.com.na/sites/airnamibia.com.na/files/FlightSchedule201110.pdf. Retrieved 11th October 2011. 
  4. ^ "Emirates Introduces Airbus to Southern Africa". All Afica News. http://allafrica.com/stories/201106061459.html. Retrieved 06th June 2011. 
  5. ^ "Ethiopian Airlines and SAA expands codeshare partnership for Windheok". An Africa Business Community - Africa Travel - Tourism. http://africatravel.ning.com/profiles/blogs/ethiopian-airlines-and-south. Retrieved 09th Sept 2010. 

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