Walvis Bay Airport

FYWB · Erongo, Namibia

About Walvis Bay Airport

ICAO FYWB
IATA WVB
FIR Windhoek FIR
Region Erongo
Country Namibia
Runways 9/27
Type Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP) -22.9799, 14.6453   225848S 0143843E
Variation 12.4° W (2024)
Timezone Windhoek (+2 h)
Local time May 2, 2024 10:32

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
9 072° 084° 2,134 m 30 m Asphalt -22.9769 14.6552
27 252° 264° -22.9829 14.6355

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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.

Walvis Bay Airport

Walvis Bay Airport is a midsized airport in Erongo, Namibia. The airport is located at latitude -22.97990 and longitude 14.64530. The airport has one runway: 9/27. The ICAO airport code of this field is FYWB. The airport's IATA code is WVB. Nearby other airfields are Plum Airport, Swakopmund Municipal Aerodrome, Arandis Airport, Gobabeb Airport and Henties Bay Airport.

Walvis Bay Airport publishes a METAR. The flight information region (FIR) is Windhoek.

Walvis Bay Airport is in the timezone of Africa/Windhoek. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 18:34. This applies to Walvis Bay 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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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Rooikop Saaf / Civ FYRK 0.6 km 128°
Plum Airport NA-0086 9.2 km 206°
Swakopmund Municipal Aerodrome FYSM 36 km 347°
Arandis Airport FYAR 67 km 030°
Gobabeb Airport FYGO 75 km 147°
Henties Bay Airport FYHN 104 km 339°
Emeritus/onanis FYEM 109 km 085°
Marmorkopf FYMA 137 km 048°
Rostock FYRZ 137 km 117°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Walvis Bay WBV VOR-DME 0.3 km 196°
Walvis Bay WB NDB 1.2 km 292°
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