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ICAO FYWB · IATA WVB

Walvis Bay International Airport

Walvis Bay(Rooikop), Namibia

Local time --:-- Africa/Windhoek
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3 nonstop routes · dashed: longest, to Jamestown
Elevation299ft · 91 m
Longest runway11,483ft
Runways1
Nonstop to3airports
Countries2reached nonstop
AirportInternational

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Longest nonstop flights

  • HLEJamestownSaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha2,263 km~3h 10m
  • JNBJohannesburgSouth Africa1,419 km~2h 10m
  • CPTCape TownSouth Africa1,282 km~2h 00m

Airlines with the most routes

  • Airlink3
  • South African Airways1
Africa 3

2 airlines fly nonstop from WVB. Route counts are per destination.

Runway layout to scale

09271 kmN ↑
Farthest nonstop2,263 km

The longest route from WVB goes to Jamestown, about 3h 10m in the air.

Nearest airport67 km

Arandis Airport is the closest airport on SkyTracker.

Other side of the world582 km

Dig straight through the Earth and the nearest airport to where you come out is Barking Sands Airport, United States.

Elevation54%

of the world's airports sit higher than WVB.

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More about WVB: runways, radio, codes and every destination

Runways

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLights
09 / 2711,483 ft 3,500 m196 ftAsphaltLit

A runway is named after its compass heading divided by ten: 09 points east (090°) and 27 west (270°). L, C and R mark the left, centre and right of parallel runways.

Radio frequencies MHz

  • Approach122.5
  • Tower122.5

Codes and location

All 3 nonstop destinations