About Bwabwata

ICAO	FYBW
FIR	Gaborone FIR
Country	Namibia
Runways	9/27
Type	Small airport
Coordinates (ARP)	-17.81972, 22.56417 174911S 0223351E
Coordinates (Center)	-17.8195, 22.56441 174910S 0223352E
Variation	7.0° W (2024)
Timezone	Windhoek (+2 h)
Local time	May 2, 2024 12:51

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Bwabwata

This field is located in Namibia. The airport is located at latitude -17.81950 and longitude 22.56441. The airport has one runway: 9/27. The ICAO airport code of this field is FYBW. Nearby other airfields are Jamba Airport, Omega Airport, Immelmann, Namushasha and Lianshulu Airport.

Bwabwata does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Katima Mulilo Airport, which is 172 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Gaborone.

Bwabwata is in the timezone of Africa/Windhoek. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 18:09. This applies to Bwabwata, 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
9	086°	093°	-17.8192	22.5711	1,413 m
27	266°	273°	-17.8198	22.5577	1,413 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
Jamba Airport	AO-0012	41 km	006°
Omega Airport	FYOE	46 km	239°
Immelmann	FYIM	79 km	086°
Namushasha	FYNL	81 km	103°
Lianshulu Airport	FYLS	94 km	110°
Gundingwa Airport	FBGD	96 km	157°
Kwando - Lagoon Airport	FBKD	97 km	116°
Shakawe Airport	FBSW	100 km	231°
Nxamaseri Airport	FBNX	101 km	211°

Navigational aids

No navigational aids found in the vicinity of Bwabwata.