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Aerodrome Data

Hosea Kutako International Airport is the main international airport of Namibia, serving the capital city of Windhoek. The airport was previously named J.G. Strijdom Airport up until 1990. It has direct flights to Europe and most of Sub-Saharan Africa including Ethiopia. The airport is operated by Namibia Airports Company.

Aerodrome Details

Hosea Kutako
ICAO FYWH
IATA WDH
Elevation 5640ft
Transition Altitude 10000ft
Transition Level by ATC (see TL table)
Mag Variation 12º W

Transition Levels

The following table should only be used to determine the Transition Level for Windhoek Hosea Kutako (FYWH).

QNH Range TL
945 - 1013 110
1014 - 1099 120

Declared Distances

Runway Intersection Course TORA TODA ASDA LDA Remarks
08 FL 076º 4569 4734 4569 4569 -
26 FL 076º 4569 4689 4569 4569 -
16 FL 153º 1523 1643 1523 1523 -
34 FL 333º 1523 1643 1523 1523 -

Radio Navigation & Landing Aids

Type ID Frequency
VOR DME WHV 114.5 MHz
UHF DME WHV CH 84X
ILS LLZ WD 110.3 MHz

ATS Frequencies

Position Callsign Frequency Remarks
FWYH_ATIS Windhoek ATIS 126.200 -
FWYH_TWR Windhoek Tower 118.100 -
FWYH_APP Windhoek Approach 120.500 -
FYWF_CTR Windhoek Radar 124.700 -