Walvis Bay Airport
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 Walvis Bay Airport
  WVB | |||||||||||
| IATA: WVB – ICAO: FYWB | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Namibia Airports Co.[1] | ||||||||||
| Serves | Walvis Bay, Namibia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 299 ft / 91 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°58′47″S 014°38′43″E / 22.97972°S 14.64528°E | ||||||||||
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Walvis Bay Airport (IATA: WVB, ICAO: FYWB) is an airport serving Walvis Bay,[2][3] a town in the Erongo Region of Namibia. The airport is about 15 km (9 mi) east of the town.[2][5]
History
The airport was home to AFB Rooikop, a South African Air Force station (and later as a base) that closed in 1994. It was home to several SAAF squadrons:
- 16 Squadron SAAF 1939–1940
- 27 Squadron SAAF 1940s
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 299 feet (91 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 09/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,500 by 30 metres (11,483 ft × 98 ft).[2][3][6]
Since 2007, the airport has received upgrades to air traffic control equipment, Instrument Landing Systems, and runway lighting,[7] as well as a runway extension at both ends.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Namibia | Cape Town (begins 29 March 2015),[8] Johannesburg-OR Tambo (begins 29 March 2015),[8] Windhoek-Hosea Kutako |
| South African Express | Cape Town, Johannesburg-OR Tambo |
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South African Airways CRJ at Walvisbaai International Airport
References
- ↑ Namibia Airports Company: Airport Information
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Walvis Bay Airport". Namibia Airports Company, Ltd.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Airport information for FYWB from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ↑ Airport information for WVB at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ↑ "Distance from Walvis Bay to airport". WikiMapia. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ↑ "Walvis Bay Namibia [Archive] - PPRuNe Forums". pprune.org.
- ↑ http://www.telectrosolutions.com/es/projects-references.html
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Air Namibia Resumes Walvis Bay – South Africa Service from late-March 2015". airlineroute.net.
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