Hosea Kutako International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Windhoek, Khomas Region (Namibia)

IATA: WDH ICAO: FYWH

Longest Active Runway

15,010 ft

4,575 meters

Field Elevation

5,640 ft

1,719 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-22.4799°, 17.4709°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#8 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#15 of 7558

Top 0.2% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Namibia)

#1 of 2 in NA

#1 of 18 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+50.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 WDH in numbers: 15,010 ft longest runway · #8 of 650 published · #15 of 7,558 worldwide (top 0.2%) · #1 in Namibia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

High-Altitude Aerodrome (≥5,000 ft)

WDH lies at 1,719 m (5,640 ft), #32 of 650 published airports by elevation and 94.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 2,670 ft above the Namibia median (2,970 ft, 2 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of WDH. Nearest published airport: Walvis Bay International Airport (WVB), 159 NM, 11,483 ft (3,527 ft shorter than WDH); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 15,010 ft (4,575 m)

WDH runways: 08/26 15,010 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 16/34 5,000 × 98 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #1 of 2 in Namibia; 3,527 ft ahead of WVB (11,483 ft). +50.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
08/26	15,010 ft (4575 m / 4.575 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
16/34	5,000 ft (1524 m / 1.524 km)	98 ft (30m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →