Walvis Bay International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Walvis Bay(Rooikop), Erongo Region (Namibia)

IATA: WVB ICAO: FYWB

Longest Active Runway

11,483 ft

3,500 meters

Field Elevation

299 ft

91 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-22.9793°, 14.6471°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #273 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#466 of 7558

Top 6.4% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Namibia)

#2 of 2 in NA

#3 of 18 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+14.8%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 WVB in numbers: 11,483 ft longest runway · tied #273 of 650 published · #466 of 7,558 worldwide (top 6.4%) · #2 in Namibia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

WVB lies at 91 m (299 ft), #338 of 650 published airports by elevation and 42.9 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 2,671 ft below the Namibia median (2,970 ft, 2 airports); WDH is highest at 5,640 ft, 5,341 ft higher than WVB.

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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 WVB. Nearest published airport: Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH), 159 NM, 15,010 ft (3,527 ft longer than WVB); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,483 ft (3,500 m)

WVB runway: 09/27 11,483 × 196 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #2 of 2 in Namibia; WDH leads by 3,527 ft (15,010 ft). +14.8% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
09/27	11,483 ft (3500 m / 3.500 km)	196 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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