Keetmanshoop Airport is an airport serving
Keetmanshoop
Keetmanshoop is a city in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia, lying on the Trans-Namib Railway from Windhoek to Upington in South Africa. It is named after Johann Keetman, a German industrialist and benefactor of the city.
History
Befo ...
, a city in the
ǁKaras Region
The ǁKaras Region (pronounced , with a lateral click) is the southernmost and least densely populated of the 14 regions of Namibia; its capital is Keetmanshoop. The name assigned to the region reflects the prominence of the Karas mountain rang ...
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 ...
. The airport is located about northwest of the town. It has customs and immigration services and is home to the Namibia Aviation Training Academy (NATA).
The Keetmanshoop
VOR-DME
In radio navigation, a VOR/DME is a radio beacon that combines a VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) with a distance-measuring equipment (DME). The VOR allows the receiver to measure its bearing to or from the beacon, while the DME provides the slan ...
(Ident: KTV) is located on the field. The Keetmanshoop
non-directional beacon
A non-directional beacon (NDB) or non-directional radio beacon is a radio beacon which does not include directional information. Radio beacons are radio transmitters at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. NDB are ...
(Ident: KT) is located off the threshold of Rwy 04.
See also
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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#F ...
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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
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SkyVector - KeetmanshoopOpenStreetMap - Keetmanshoop
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Airports in Namibia
Buildings and structures in ǁKaras Region
Keetmanshoop