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Eros Airport or Windhoek Eros Airport is an
airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfa ...
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 202 ...
, the
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and largest
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of
Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...
. It is located in the Khomas Region, about south of Windhoek's
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and was a secondary hub for Air Namibia.


Operations

Eros is a busy hub of general aviation and some commercial aviation, which includes Wilderness Air, Bay Air,
Westair Aviation Westair Aviation Limited is a Namibian aviation service provider and airline offering scheduled passenger services under the FlyNamibia brand as well as cargo and ACMI services based at Eros Airport in Windhoek. History In 1967, Westair Avia ...
, 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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to
Cessna 152 The Cessna 152 is an American two-seat, fixed- tricycle-gear, general aviation airplane, used primarily for flight training and personal use. It was based on the earlier Cessna 150 incorporating a number of minor design changes and a slightly ...
trainers. The majority of traffic comes from the general aviation charter market, consisting mainly of the Cessna 210 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 Cessna Centurion equipment. The airport handles approximately 150 to 200 movements per day (around 50,000 per year). In 2016, the airport served 74,356 passengers. Wilderness Air offers regular transfers to Maun in Botswana, Livingstone and
Lusaka Lusaka (; ) is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was about 3.3 millio ...
in Zambia, and
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in Zimbabwe. In April 2018,
Westair Aviation Westair Aviation Limited is a Namibian aviation service provider and airline offering scheduled passenger services under the FlyNamibia brand as well as cargo and ACMI services based at Eros Airport in Windhoek. History In 1967, Westair Avia ...
files scheduled passenger services to 6 new destinations in Namibia and South Africa. In late July 2019 Air Namibia, 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
runway According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft". Runways may be a man-made surface (often asphalt, concrete ...
s: 01/19 is the primary runway measuring and 09/27 is the secondary runway measuring .Airport information for FYWE
from
DAFIF DAFIF () or the ''Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File'' is a comprehensive database of up-to-date aeronautical data, including information on airports, airways, airspaces, navigation data, and other facts relevant to flying in the entire w ...
(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
allAfrica Article
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See also

*
List of airports in Namibia This is a list of airports in Namibia, sorted by location. List of airports Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines. See also * Transport in Namibia * List of airports by ICAO code: F ...
*
Transport in Namibia This article deals with the system of transport in Namibia, both public and private. General History The beginnings of organised travel and transport routes in the territory of South West Africa, today Namibia, have not yet been established. This ...


References


External links

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