Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport
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IATA: WDH – ICAO: FYWH
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Namibian Civil Government | ||
| Location | Windhoek | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,640 ft / 1,719 m | ||
| Coordinates | 22°29′12″S 17°27′45″E / 22.48667°S 17.4625°ECoordinates: 22°29′12″S 17°27′45″E / 22.48667°S 17.4625°E | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 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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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| 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]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Real Time Flight Status at windhoek (WDH Airport)". FlightStats.com. http://www.flightstats.com. Retrieved 11th October 2011.
- ^ "Air Namibia Time Table". Air Namibia. http://www.airnamibia.com.na/sites/airnamibia.com.na/files/FlightSchedule201110.pdf. Retrieved 11th October 2011.
- ^ "Emirates Introduces Airbus to Southern Africa". All Afica News. http://allafrica.com/stories/201106061459.html. Retrieved 06th June 2011.
- ^ "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.
[edit] External links
- Namibia Airports Company (operators of the airport)
- Airport information for FYWH at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Air Namibia
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