Eros Airport or Windhoek Eros Airport is an

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serving

Windhoek Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 20 ...

, the

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and largest

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. It is located in the

Khomas Region Khomas is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its name refers to the Khomas Highland, a high plateau landscape that dominates this administrative unit. Khomas is centered on the capital city Windhoek and provides for this reason superior trans ...

, about south of Windhoek's

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and was a secondary hub for

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Operations

Eros is a busy hub of general aviation and some commercial aviation, which includes

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, Bay Air, Westair Aviation, Scenic Air. The airport is one of the busiest airports in the SADC region. It is the host to commercial, private, and scheduled traffic ranging from high performance

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trainers. The majority of traffic comes from the general aviation charter market, consisting mainly of the

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aircraft, which is the most commonly used aircraft for charter and fly-in safaris in Namibia. Scenic-Air operates a regular charter service from Eros Airport, using

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equipment. The airport handles approximately 150 to 200 movements per day (around 50,000 per year). In 2016, the airport served 74,356 passengers.

offers regular transfers to Maun in Botswana, Livingstone and

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in Zambia, and

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in Zimbabwe. In April 2018, Westair Aviation files scheduled passenger services to 6 new destinations in Namibia and South Africa. In late July 2019

, which ceased operations in February 2021, moved its Lüderitz and Oranjemund operations from Hosea Kutako International Airport to Eros. It is also home to the Gambian Government Air Transport Unit

Facilities

The airport resides at an

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of above

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. It has two

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paved

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s: 01/19 is the primary runway measuring and 09/27 is the secondary runway measuring .Airport information for FYWE
from

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(effective October 2006) Other facilities on offer include car rentals, retail, food and beverages, advertising and aircraft hangars. The aerodrome reference code is 3C. The aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting has a Category 4 certification.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

The following airlines operate regular scheduled services at the airport: Additionally, there are several minor charter operators based here.

Cargo

Statistics

Accidents and incidents

* In January 2008, a Cessna 210 crashed after takeoff killing the pilot and all 6 tourists on board. The accident was ruled to be caused by pilot error, according to the Directorate of Aircraft Accident Investigations.2008 Crash se
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References

External links

* * Airports in Namibia Khomas Region Buildings and structures in Windhoek {{Namibia-airport-stub