# Walvis Bay International Airport (WVB / FYWB)

**Walvis Bay International Airport** (IATA: WVB, ICAO: FYWB) is a large airport in Walvis Bay(Rooikop), Erongo Region, Namibia. It has one runway, 3,500 m (11,483 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Namibia Airports Company. In 2021 it handled 38 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: WVB / FYWB
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Namibia Airports Company
- Serves: Walvis Bay(Rooikop), Erongo Region, Namibia
- Elevation: 91 m / 299 ft
- Coordinates: -22.9793, 14.6471
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,500 m / 11,483 ft
- Passengers: 38,221 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Windhoek
- Website: http://www.airports.com.na/airports/walvis-bay-international-airport/14/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walvis_Bay_International_Airport (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q960708
- Weather station: FYWB · WMO 68098
- Ident: FYWB

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | 60 m / 196 ft | Asphalt | 072° / 252° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 71,512 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 85,089 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 89,707 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 88,383 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 84,854 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 107,163 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 121,538 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 119,664 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 119,141 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 124,122 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 31,222 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 38,221 | Wikidata |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [CPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fact.md) Cape Town International Airport · South Africa · 1,282 km / 797 mi · Westair Aviation, Airlink
- [JNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faor.md) O.R. Tambo International Airport · South Africa · 1,419 km / 882 mi · Airlink

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from WVB, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- 4Z [Airlink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airlink) · 2
- WV [Westair Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westair-aviation) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 38K (2021) | #2,194 of 3,974 | #148 in Africa | #3 in NA |
| Longest runway | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | =488 of 29,858 | =64 in Africa | #3 in NA |
| Elevation | 91 m / 299 ft | =31,371 of 43,403 | =2,687 in Africa | #267 in NA |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =11 in NA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 122.500 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [NA-0086](https://dromopedia.com/airports/na-0086.md) Plum Aerodrome · 9.4 km / 5.8 mi
- [SWP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fysm.md) Swakopmund Municipal Aerodrome · 36 km / 23 mi
- [ADI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fyar.md) Arandis Airport · 67 km / 42 mi
- [FYGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fygo.md) Gobabeb Airfield · 75 km / 46 mi
- [FYHN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fyhn.md) Henties Bay Airport · 104 km / 64 mi
- [FYEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fyem.md) Emeritus (Onanis) Airstrip · 108 km / 67 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Walvis Bay International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walvis_Bay_International_Airport&oldid=1371388085), revision of 26 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/fywb/data