About Gwanda Airport

ICAO	FVGD
FIR	Harare FIR
Region	Matabeleland South
Country	Zimbabwe
Runways	11/29
Type	Small airport
Coordinates (ARP)	-20.9, 29 205360S 0290000E
Coordinates (Center)	-20.89906, 29.00075 205357S 0290003E
Variation	12.2° W (2024)
Timezone	Harare (+2 h)
Local time	May 5, 2024 13:55

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Gwanda Airport

Gwanda Airport is a small airport in Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe. The airport is located at latitude -20.89906 and longitude 29.00075. The airport has one runway: 11/29. The ICAO airport code of this field is FVGD. Nearby other airfields are West Nicholson Airport, Filabusi Airport, Kezi Airport, Sun Yet Sen Airport and Hwali Airport.

Gwanda Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Bulawayo, which is 105 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Harare.

Gwanda Airport is in the timezone of Africa/Harare. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 17:38. This applies to Gwanda Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +2 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

ID	True Heading	Magnetic Heading	Latitude	Longitude	Approx. length
11	101°	113°	-20.9002	29.0066	1,239 m
29	281°	293°	-20.8979	28.9949	1,239 m

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

	ID	Distance	Direction
West Nicholson Airport	ZW-0009	40 km	114°
Filabusi Airport	FVFI	48 km	033°
Kezi Airport	FVKZ	54 km	267°
Sun Yet Sen Airport	FVSN	70 km	226°
Hwali Airport	ZW-0011	90 km	165°
Barberton Lodge Airfield	FVRB	94 km	105°
Induna Airport	FVIN	96 km	341°
Makado Airport	ZW-0007	97 km	129°
Belingwe Airport	ZW-0010	100 km	065°

Navigational aids

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