Walvis Bay Airport

Walvis Bay Airport
Summary
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 / -22.97972; 14.64528
Website airports.com.na
Map
Walvis Bay Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 3,500 11,483 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 74,356
Aircraft movements 17,620
Sources: Namibia Airports Co.,[2] DAFIF

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:

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

AirlinesDestinations
Airlink Cape Town,[16] Johannesburg-OR Tambo[16]
Air Namibia Cape Town, Johannesburg-OR Tambo, Ondangwa, Windhoek-Hosea Kutako
South African Express Cape Town, Johannesburg-OR Tambo[17]
Westair Aviation Johannesburg-OR Tambo, Windhoek-Eros

See also

References

  1. ↑ Namibia Airports Company: Airport Information Archived 24 January 2013 at WebCite
  2. ↑ "Walvis Bay Airport". Namibia Airports Company, Ltd. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Walvis Bay Airport". Namibia Airports Company, Ltd. Archived from the original on 27 March 2010.
  4. 1 2 Airport information for FYWB from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  5. ↑ "Distance from Walvis Bay to airport". WikiMapia. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  6. ↑ 2018, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Westair Aviation outlines preliminary scheduled service from April 2018".
  7. ↑ "Walvis Bay Namibia [Archive] - PPRuNe Forums". pprune.org.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Walvis Bay International Airport, Walvis Bay - Airport Technology". Airport Technology. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  9. ↑ "Walvis Bay International Airport, Walvis Bay - Airport Technology".
  10. ↑
  11. ↑ "Walvis Bay VOR-DME (WBV) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com.
  12. ↑ "Walvis Bay NDB (WB) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com.
  13. ↑ www.omalaetiit.com, Omalaeti Technologies, Namibia,. "Namibia Airports Company -". www.airports.com.na.
  14. ↑ "-- Walvis Bay Airport Hub - the trade link to the rest of the world --". www.wvbairporthub.com.
  15. ↑ The facility complies with International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standards.
  16. 1 2 "Airlink Flight Schedule - Flyairlink". www.flyairlink.com.
  17. ↑ https://www.flightstats.com/v2/flight-tracker/departures/WVB?year=2018&month=7&date=27&hour=12

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