# Grootfontein Airport (GFY / FYGF)

**Grootfontein Airport** (IATA: GFY, ICAO: FYGF) is a medium airport in Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,560 m (11,680 ft).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fygf

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GFY / FYGF
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
- Elevation: 1,413 m / 4,636 ft
- Coordinates: -19.6022, 18.1227
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,560 m / 11,680 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Windhoek
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grootfontein_Air_Force_Base (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431411
- Weather station: FYGF · WMO 68014
- Ident: FYGF

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 3,560 m / 11,680 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 068° / 248° | yes |
| 17/35 | 1,040 m / 3,412 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 158° / 338° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,560 m / 11,680 ft | =453 of 29,858 | #60 in Africa | #2 in NA |
| Elevation | 1,413 m / 4,636 ft | =2,510 of 43,403 | =449 in Africa | #56 in NA |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =24 in Africa | =1 in NA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 123.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [NA-0165](https://dromopedia.com/airports/na-0165.md) Otjituuo Airport · 46 km / 29 mi
- [TSB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fytm.md) Tsumeb Airport · 56 km / 35 mi
- [FYLR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fylr.md) La Rochelle Airfield · 75 km / 46 mi
- [NA-0167](https://dromopedia.com/airports/na-0167.md) B8 Airstrip · 83 km / 52 mi
- [NA-0031](https://dromopedia.com/airports/na-0031.md) Khorab Safari Lodge Airport · 84 km / 52 mi
- [FYWL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fywl.md) Wabi Lodge Airstrip · 102 km / 63 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fygf/data