# Eros Airport (ERS / FYWE)

**Eros Airport** (IATA: ERS, ICAO: FYWE) is a medium airport in Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,250 m (7,381 ft). In 2021 it handled 47 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ERS / FYWE
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia
- Elevation: 1,699 m / 5,575 ft
- Coordinates: -22.6049, 17.0790
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,250 m / 7,381 ft
- Passengers: 46,872 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Windhoek
- Website: http://www.airports.com.na/eros.php
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eros_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1321635
- Weather station: FYWE · WMO 68002
- Ident: FYWE

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 2,250 m / 7,381 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 351° / 171° | yes |
| 09/27 | 1,005 m / 3,297 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Gravel | 076° / 256° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 63,854 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 74,310 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 90,880 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 80,591 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 79,582 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 75,592 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 75,356 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 86,670 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 95,598 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 99,658 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 57,947 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 46,872 | Wikidata |

## Routes

5 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [LUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fylz.md) Luderitz Airport · Namibia · 490 km / 304 mi · Westair Aviation
- [OND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fyoa.md) Ondangwa Airport · Namibia · 539 km / 335 mi · Westair Aviation
- [NDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fyru.md) Rundu Airport · Namibia · 586 km / 364 mi · Westair Aviation
- [OMD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fyog.md) Oranjemund Airport · Namibia · 668 km / 415 mi · Westair Aviation

### Cargo (1)

- [JNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faor.md) O.R. Tambo International Airport · South Africa · 1,197 km / 744 mi · Bay Air Aviation

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (2)

- WV [Westair Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westair-aviation) · 4
- N6 [Bay Air Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bay-air-aviation)

### Cargo (1)

- Bay Air Aviation · 1

Former hub of [Namibia Commercial Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/namibia-commercial-aviation).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 47K (2021) | #2,114 of 3,974 | #142 in Africa | #2 in NA |
| Longest runway | 2,250 m / 7,381 ft | =3,190 of 29,858 | #378 in Africa | #8 in NA |
| Elevation | 1,699 m / 5,575 ft | =1,397 of 43,403 | #194 in Africa | #11 in NA |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =24 in Africa | =1 in NA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GTE | APRON | 121.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [NA-0133](https://dromopedia.com/airports/na-0133.md) Aris Landrig Strip · 18 km / 11 mi
- [NA-0129](https://dromopedia.com/airports/na-0129.md) Bergland Landing Strip · 42 km / 26 mi
- [NA-0130](https://dromopedia.com/airports/na-0130.md) Krumneck Airport · 42 km / 26 mi
- [WDH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fywh.md) Hosea Kutako International Airport · 43 km / 26 mi
- [NA-0128](https://dromopedia.com/airports/na-0128.md) Oamites Landing Strip · 45 km / 28 mi
- [FYSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fysn.md) Osona Airstrip · 56 km / 35 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: “Eros Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eros_Airport&oldid=1371364699), 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/fywe/data