Grootfontein Airport

Grootfontein Airport

IATA: GFY – ICAO: FYGF

Grootfontein
Airport
Location of airport in Namibia

Summary
Airport type Public
Location Grootfontein, Namibia
Elevation AMSL 4,636 ft / 1,413 m
Coordinates 19°36′07″S 018°07′21″E / 19.60194°S 18.12250°E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 3,560 11,680 Asphalt
17/35 1,040 3,412 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]
Main entrance to Grootfontein Logistics Base, April 1989

Grootfontein Airport (IATA: GFY, ICAO: FYGF) is an airport serving Grootfontein, a city in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. The airport is about 4 km (2 mi) south of the center of Grootfontein.[3] It was formerly a military air base for the South African Air Force.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 4,636 feet (1,413 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 08/26 measuring 3,560 by 45 metres (11,680 ft × 148 ft) and 17/35 measuring 1,040 m × 30 m (3,412 ft × 98 ft).[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Airport information for FYGF from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ↑ Airport information for GFY at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
  3. ↑ "Distance and heading from Grootfontein to airport". WikiMapia. Retrieved 18 Feb 2010.

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