Hwange Main Camp Airfield

FVMC · Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe

About Hwange Main Camp Airfield

ICAO FVMC
FIR Harare FIR
Region Matabeleland North
Country Zimbabwe
Runways 11/29
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) -18.72477, 26.95647   184329S 0265723E
Coordinates (Center) -18.72481, 26.95691   184329S 0265725E
Variation 8.8° W (2024)
Timezone Harare (+2 h)
Local time May 3, 2024 11:51

Hwange Main Camp Airfield

Hwange Main Camp Airfield is a small airport in Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe. The airport is located at latitude -18.72481 and longitude 26.95691. The airport has one runway: 11/29. The ICAO airport code of this field is FVMC. Nearby other airfields are Hwange National Park Airport, Airport of Linkwasha, Hwange (Town) Airport, Mabikwa Airport and Bomani Airstrip.

Hwange Main Camp Airfield does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Victoria Falls International Airport, which is 137 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Harare.

Hwange Main Camp Airfield is in the timezone of Africa/Harare. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 17:50. This applies to Hwange Main Camp Airfield, 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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Do not use for flight planning
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
11 098° 106° -18.7256 26.9623 1,156 m
29 278° 286° -18.724 26.9515

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

Airport ID Distance Direction
Hwange National Park Airport FVWN 13 km 032°
Airport of Linkwasha FVLK 52 km 150°
Hwange (Town) Airport FVWT 61 km 311°
Mabikwa Airport FVMF 62 km 092°
Bomani Airstrip ZW-0060 66 km 127°
Sinamatella Camp Airport ZW-0002 69 km 283°
Deka Airport FVDE 75 km 339°
Maunga River Lodge Heliport ZM-0031 82 km 343°
Maunga River Airport ZM-0030 82 km 344°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Hwange National Park PO NDB 7.3 km 336°
Hwange National Park WN NDB 10 km 021°
Hwange VWN VOR-DME 10 km 022°
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