Hosea Kutako International Airport
IATA: WDH – ICAO: FYWH
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Namibian Civil Government
Location		Windhoek
Elevation AMSL		5,640 ft / 1,719 m
Coordinates		22°29′12″S 17°27′45″E / 22.48667°S 17.4625°E / -22.48667; 17.4625Coordinates: 22°29′12″S 17°27′45″E / 22.48667°S 17.4625°E / -22.48667; 17.4625
Website		www.airports.com.na/hkia.php
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
08/26	4,532	14,869	Asphalt
16/34	1,524	5,000	Asphalt

Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport (IATA: WDH, ICAO: FYWH) is the main international airport serving the Namibian capital city of Windhoek. Located 45 km (28 mi) east of the city, it is Namibia's leading airport with international connections and handled 672,582 passengers in 2007. In 2009, the airport handled around 680,000 passengers, just over 4% down on the previous year when over 710,000 passengers were processed. The airport is named after Herero leader Hosea Kutako.

During South African adminisitration, the airport was named J.G. Strijdom Airport, after the Nationalist Prime Minister of South Africa. The main runway 08/26 is one of the longest in Africa and the World, at 4,532 m (14,869 ft).

Few, if any, domestic flights pass through Hosea Kutako Airport as those are predominantly handled at the smaller Windhoek Eros Airport. Public buses connect both airports to each other and to downtown Windhoek.

Airlines and destinations

Hosea Kutako International Airport seen from the air

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