About Desert Homestead

ICAO	FYDH
FIR	Windhoek FIR
Country	Namibia
Runways	7/25
Type	Small airport
Coordinates (ARP)	-24.61833, 15.9975 243706S 0155951E
Coordinates (Center)	-24.61837, 15.99799 243706S 0155953E
Variation	14.3° W (2024)
Timezone	Windhoek (+2 h)
Local time	May 6, 2024 15:02

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Desert Homestead

This field is located in Namibia. The airport is located at latitude -24.61837 and longitude 15.99799. The airport has one runway: 7/25. The ICAO airport code of this field is FYDH. Nearby other airfields are Farm Whitwater East Landing Strip, Hoodia Ranch, Witwater, Sossusvlei Lodge and Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge Airport.

Desert Homestead does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Walvis Bay Airport, which is 228 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Windhoek.

Desert Homestead is in the timezone of Africa/Windhoek. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 18:24. This applies to Desert Homestead, 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	054°	068°	-24.6158	16.0019	968 m
25	234°	248°	-24.6209	15.9941	968 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
Farm Whitwater East Landing Strip	FYGK	6.0 km	257°
Hoodia Ranch	FYHD	9.2 km	341°
Witwater	FYWT	22 km	253°
Sossusvlei Lodge	FYSU	23 km	307°
Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge Airport	FYSL	23 km	207°
Tsauchab River Camp	FYTP	25 km	042°
Afro Venture Airport	NA-0001	26 km	200°
Sesriem Airstrip	FYSS	28 km	294°
Neuras Wildlife Estate	FYNS	30 km	051°

Navigational aids

No navigational aids found in the vicinity of Desert Homestead.