Tiger Bay Airstrip

FVTB · Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe

About Tiger Bay Airstrip

ICAO FVTB
FIR Harare FIR
Region Mashonaland West
Country Zimbabwe
Runways 7/25
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) -16.91123, 28.42608   165440S 0282534E
Coordinates (Center) -16.91123, 28.42619   165440S 0282534E
Variation 7.2° W (2024)
Timezone Harare (+2 h)
Local time May 6, 2024 14:35

Tiger Bay Airstrip

Tiger Bay Airstrip is a small airport in Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe. The airport is located at latitude -16.91123 and longitude 28.42619. The airport has one runway: 7/25. The ICAO airport code of this field is FVTB. Nearby other airfields are Kipling's Rukari Airstrip, Tashinga Airport, Bumi Hills Airport, Kapoka Airstrip and Fothergill Airport.

Tiger Bay Airstrip does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Kariba International Airport, which is 65 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Harare.

Tiger Bay Airstrip is in the timezone of Africa/Harare. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 17:45. This applies to Tiger Bay Airstrip, 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
7 058° 065° -16.9087 28.4305 1,081 m
25 238° 245° -16.9138 28.4219

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
Kipling's Rukari Airstrip FVRI 6.2 km 360°
Tashinga Airport FVTA 9.9 km 010°
Bumi Hills Airport FVBM 14 km 320°
Kapoka Airstrip ZW-0052 27 km 199°
Fothergill Airport FVFG 34 km 047°
Neyuka Airstrip ZW-0058 38 km 174°
Stakota Airport ZM-0005 47 km 286°
Chete Airport ZW-0016 48 km 251°
Chief Simupas Village Airport ZW-0051 49 km 230°

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