Hosea Kutako International Airport
IATA: WDH – ICAO: FYWH
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Namibian Civil Government
Location		Windhoek
Elevation AMSL		5640 ft / 1719 m
Coordinates		22°29′12″S 17°27′45″E / 22.48667°S 17.4625°E / -22.48667; 17.4625Coordinates: 22°29′12″S 17°27′45″E / 22.48667°S 17.4625°E / -22.48667; 17.4625
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
08/26	15,327	4,673	Asphalt
16/34	5,000	1,524	Asphalt

Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport (IATA: WDH, ICAO: FYWH) is the main international airport serving the Namibian capital city of Windhoek. Located 45 kilometres east of the city, it is Namibia's leading airport with international connections and handled 672,582 passengers in 2007. The airport is named after Herero leader Hosea Kutako. During the South African occupation of Namibia, the airport was named J.G. Strijdom Airport, after a pro-Apartheid South African Prime Minister. The main runway 08/26 is one of the longest in Africa and the World, with 15,327ft (4,673m).

Few, if any, domestic flights pass through Hosea Kutako Airport as those are predominantly handled at the smaller Windhoek Eros Airport. Public buses connect both airports to each other and to downtown Windhoek. Tourists can also rent cars from the airport. There are very few shops in the terminals, selling food, refreshments, and souvenirs.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Hosea Kutako International Airport seen from the air

[edit] External links

• Hosea Kutako International Airport from Namibia Airports Company LTD (operators of the airport)
• Private site about Hosea Kutako International Airport
• Airport information for FYWH at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
• Air Namibia

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