Walvis Bay Airport
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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 14°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,[3][4] a town in the Erongo Region of Namibia. The airport is about 15 km (9 mi) east of the town.[3][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
In April 2018, Westair Aviation files scheduled services to six new destinations in Namibia and South Africa.[6]
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).[3][4][7]The facility complies with International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standards.[8] Also included with the rehabilition of the airport was the construction of a polymer perimeter fence which protects the facility from coastal weather conditions. This addition was the first of its kind for the country.[9]
Since 2007, the airport has received upgrades to air traffic control equipment, instrument landing systems, and runway lighting,[10] as well as a runway extension at both ends. The Walvis Bay VOR-DME (Ident: WBV) and non-directional beacon (Ident: WB) are located on the field.[11][12]
The Walvis Bay Airport hub, which is set to become the country's second international airport, is well aligned to establish itself a leader in cargo handling for coastal, marine, perishables and mining activities.[13] The airport provides air freight services, bonded warehouses, cold storage warehouse space storage depots, freight handling facilities and any service-related industries normally associated with airports.[14]
Walvis Bay International Airport handled more than 98,178 passengers, and logged over 20 000 aircraft movements in 2015.[8]
The new airport features a 3C category runway, and despite shortening the runway, (1,675m / width of 30m), it is still able to accommodate larger equipment such as Boeing 737-200. The newly installed avionics (lighting) and landing system allows aircraft movements during poor weather conditions. This feature has placed Walvis Bay Airport at the edge of airport-technology in Southern Africa, especially where coastal, overcast conditions prevail.[8] Namibia Airports Company (NAC) upgraded the newly developed, state-of-the-art facility, which has the capacity to handle 200 passengers an hour and one million passengers a year. The new terminal, which has been inaugurated in July 2016, meets international standards in terms of operational safety/security and functional efficiency, as well as cargo processing.[8] The airport complies with International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standards.[15]
Airlines and destinations
See also
References
- ^ Namibia Airports Company: Airport Information Archived 24 January 2013 at WebCite
- ^ "Walvis Bay Airport". Namibia Airports Company, Ltd. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017.
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suggested) (help) - ^ a b Airport information for FYWB from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ "Distance from Walvis Bay to airport". WikiMapia. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ 2018, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Westair Aviation outlines preliminary scheduled service from April 2018".
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has numeric name (help) - ^ "Walvis Bay Namibia [Archive] - PPRuNe Forums". pprune.org.
- ^ a b c d "Walvis Bay International Airport, Walvis Bay - Airport Technology". Airport Technology. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Walvis Bay International Airport, Walvis Bay - Airport Technology".
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- ^ "Walvis Bay VOR-DME (WBV) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com.
- ^ "Walvis Bay NDB (WB) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com.
- ^ www.omalaetiit.com, Omalaeti Technologies, Namibia,. "Namibia Airports Company -". www.airports.com.na.
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: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "-- Walvis Bay Airport Hub - the trade link to the rest of the world --". www.wvbairporthub.com.
- ^ The facility complies with International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standards.
- ^ a b "Airlink Flight Schedule - Flyairlink". www.flyairlink.com.
- ^ https://www.flightstats.com/v2/flight-tracker/departures/WVB?year=2018&month=7&date=27&hour=12
External links
Media related to Walvis Bay Airport at Wikimedia Commons