Eros Airport
Eros Airport (Windhoek Eros Airport) | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Civil | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Namibia Airport Company Ltd. | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Windhoek | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,575 ft / 1,699 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°36′44.06″S 17°04′49.59″E / 22.6122389°S 17.0804417°E | ||||||||||||||
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Eros Airport or Windhoek Eros Airport (IATA: ERS, ICAO: FYWE) is an airport in Windhoek, Namibia. It is a busy hub of general aviation and one of the busiest airports in the SADC region. Eros is the host to commercial, private, and scheduled traffic ranging from high performance jet aircraft to Cessna 152 trainers.
The airport handles approximately 150 to 200 movements per day (around 50,000 per year).
The majority of traffic comes from the general aviation charter market, consisting mainly of the Cessna 210 aircraft, which is the most commonly used aircraft for charter and fly-in safaris in Namibia.
Eros is an alternate for Windhoek International Airport in VMC conditions. The largest passenger aircraft to land at Eros is the Boeing 737 on a diversion from Windhoek International due to strong crosswinds and windshear.
In 2004, the airport served 141,605 passengers.
In January 2008, a Cessna 210 crashed after take off killing the pilot and all 6 tourists on board. The accident was ruled to be caused by pilot error, according to the The Directorate of Aircraft Accident Investigations. [1]
Scheduled domestic services
- Air Namibia (Mpacha, Ondangwa, Oranjemund, Walvis Bay, Lüderitz, Cape Town)
Notes
- ^ 2008 Crash see allAfrica Article
External links
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