About Gweru Airport

ICAO	FVGW
FIR	Harare FIR
Region	Midlands
Country	Zimbabwe
Runways	13/31
Type	Small airport
Coordinates (ARP)	-19.54936, 29.73539 193258S 0294407E
Coordinates (Center)	-19.54935, 29.7357 193258S 0294409E
Variation	10.7° W (2024)
Timezone	Harare (+2 h)
Local time	May 8, 2024 03:24

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Gweru Airport

Gweru Airport is a small airport in Midlands, Zimbabwe. The airport is located at latitude -19.54935 and longitude 29.73570. The airport has one runway: 13/31. The ICAO airport code of this field is FVGW. Nearby other airfields are Gweru - Thornhill Air Base, Zisco Airport, Zisco Airport, Kwekwe East Airport and Kwekwe Airport.

Gweru Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Harare/mugabe, which is 230 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Harare.

Gweru Airport is in the timezone of Africa/Harare. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 17:35. This applies to Gweru 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
13	118°	128°	-19.5515	29.7399	1,005 m
31	298°	308°	-19.5472	29.7315	1,005 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
Gweru - Thornhill Air Base	FVTL	18 km	046°
Zisco Airport	FVZC	58 km	358°
Zisco Airport	FVSC	58 km	358°
Kwekwe East Airport	ZW-0061	68 km	026°
Kwekwe Airport	FVKK	69 km	009°
Eduan Airport	FVED	87 km	003°
Chinyike Mine Heliport	ZW-0048	89 km	039°
Zvishavane Airport	FVSH	90 km	155°
Gaths Mine Airport	FVGT	94 km	121°

Navigational aids

	Ident	Type	Distance	Direction
Gweru Thornhill	TL	NDB	17 km	042°
Gweru Thornhill	TI	NDB	18 km	040°
Gweru Thornhill	TO	NDB	18 km	008°
Gweru Thornhill	VTL	VOR-DME	18 km	047°