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Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport |
| Hosea Kutako International Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: WDH – ICAO: FYWH | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Namibian Civil Government | ||
| Location | Windhoek | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 5640 ft / 1719 m | ||
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 08/26 | 15,327 | 4,673 | Asphalt |
| 16/34 | 5,000 | 1,524 | Asphalt |
Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport (IATA: WDH, ICAO: FYWH) is the main international airport serving the Namibian capital city of Windhoek. Located 45 kilometres east of the city, it is Namibia's leading airport with international connections and handled 672,582 passengers in 2007. The airport is named after Herero leader Hosea Kutako.
During the South African occupation of Namibia, the airport was named J.G. Strijdom Airport, after a pro-Apartheid South African Prime Minister.
Few, if any, domestic flights pass through Hosea Kutako Airport as those are predominantly handled at the smaller Windhoek Eros Airport. Public buses connect both airports to each other and to downtown Windhoek.