AirportsHosea Kutako International Airport is a large airport serving Windhoek, in Khomas Region, Namibia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is WDH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- WDH
- ICAO code
- FYWH
- City
- Windhoek
- State or region
- Khomas Region
- Country
- Namibia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 22.4799° S, 17.4709° E
- Elevation
- 1,719 m (5,640 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 4,575 m (15,010 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, WDH means Hosea Kutako International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FYWH. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 22.4799° S, 17.4709° E. It stands 1,719 metres (5,640 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off. The nearest large city in our data is Windhoek, about 41 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Windhoek, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Hosea Kutako International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 4,575 metres (15,010 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 8 airports of Namibia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 4,575 m 15,010 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 16/34 | 1,524 m 5,000 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Eros AirportWindhoek | ERS | 43 km |
| Walvis Bay International AirportWalvis Bay(Rooikop) | WVB | 295 km |
| Halali AirportHalali | HAL | 398 km |
| Luderitz AirportLuderitz | LUD | 519 km |
| Ondangwa AirportOndangwa | OND | 536 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,544 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,587 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,698 km | 8 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,408 km | 10 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,712 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,545 km | 19 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,708 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,302 km | 17 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,057 km | 15 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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