AirportsWalvis Bay International Airport is a large airport serving Walvis Bay(Rooikop), in Erongo Region, Namibia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is WVB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- WVB
- ICAO code
- FYWB
- City
- Walvis Bay(Rooikop)
- State or region
- Erongo Region
- Country
- Namibia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 22.9793° S, 14.6471° E
- Elevation
- 91 m (299 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,500 m (11,483 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, WVB means Walvis Bay International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FYWB. 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 22.9793° S, 14.6471° E. It stands 91 metres (299 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Walvis Bay, about 15 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
Walvis Bay International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,500 metres (11,483 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 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 3,500 m 11,483 ft | 60 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 | 253 km |
| Hosea Kutako International AirportWindhoek | WDH | 295 km |
| Luderitz AirportLuderitz | LUD | 417 km |
| Halali AirportHalali | HAL | 478 km |
| Ondangwa AirportOndangwa | OND | 583 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,806 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,861 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,930 km | 8 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,409 km | 10 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,519 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,309 km | 18 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,999 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,584 km | 18 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,192 km | 15 h 10 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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