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Walvis Bay airport (Namibia)
Walvis Bay airport is located near Walvis Bay, with Narraville at 7mi↑, Walvis Bay at 9mi↑, Meersig at 10mi↑, Swakopmund at 22mi↑, Arandis at 44mi↑, Hentiesbaai at 64mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Namibia and Southernmost airports in Namibia
→ See also airports in Namibia
aerial view of Walvis Bay airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : FYWB
- IATA code : WVB
- Local code : -
Elevation : 91 m = 299ft
→ See also Highest airports in Namibia and Lowest airports in Namibia
Runways
- runway 09/27 : 2134m = 7001ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Namibia
Coming to Walvis Bay airport
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- Walvis Bay airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
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- Arandis airport at 42mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Walvis Bay airport FYWB WVB
METAR for Walvis Bay airport FYWB WVB
FYWB 091600Z 34008KT CAVOK 16/12 Q1012
Decoded METAR for Walvis Bay airport FYWB WVB
METAR issued by FYWB on Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 16:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 27 hours and -1397 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 16°C = 61°F, dew point is 12°C = 54°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 77 %.
QNH is 1012hPa = 29.88inHg
Wind 15km/h = 8kt, direction is 340°.
Sky clear.
TAF for Walvis Bay airport FYWB WVB
FYWB 091000Z 0912/1012 33008KT CAVOK BECMG 0913/0915 25005KT BECMG 0919/0921 34005KT 9999 BKN010 TEMPO 1000/1005 06004KT 0700 FG OVC005 BECMG 1007/1009 9999 OVC010
Decoded TAF for Walvis Bay airport FYWB WVB
TAF issued by FYWB on Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 10:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 9 hours and 43 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, October 9, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Thursday, October 9, 2025 à 13:00 heure UTC
0912/1012 33008KT CAVOK
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 330°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Thursday, October 9, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Thursday, October 9, 2025 à 19:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0913/0915 25005KT
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 250°
becoming from Thursday, October 9, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Friday, October 10, 2025 à 07:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0919/0921 34005KT 9999 BKN010
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 340°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 1000ft = 300m
temporarily from Thursday, October 9, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Friday, October 10, 2025 à 05:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1000/1005 06004KT 0700 FG OVC005
wind 4kt = 7km/h, direction is 60°
Visibility is 1km = 0mi, there's fog.
fog
overcast at 500ft = 150m
becoming from Friday, October 10, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Friday, October 10, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1007/1009 9999 OVC010
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
overcast at 1000ft = 300m
VAC for Walvis Bay airport FYWB WVB
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Walvis Bay airport
Around Walvis Bay airport (Namibia)
near
- Hotels in Narraville
- Station de montagne La Molina at 4585mi↑
- Station de montagne Puigmal 2900 at 4589mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Cambre d'Aze at 4593mi↑
- Station de montagne Bolquère Pyrénées 2000 at 4596mi↑
- Station de montagne Capcir at 4596mi↑
- Station de montagne Font-Romeu at 4597mi↑
- Station de montagne La Rabassa at 4597mi↑
- Station de montagne La Quillane at 4597mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Angles at 4600mi↑
- Station de montagne Porté Puymorens at 4602mi↑
- Station de montagne Formiguères at 4603mi↑
- Station de montagne Granvalira at 4605mi↑
- for Walvis Bay airport at 0mi↑
- for Plum airport at 6mi↑
- for Swakopmund airport at 23mi↑
nearest airports to Walvis Bay airport (Namibia)
- Plum airport ( NA-0086) at 6mi↑
- Swakopmund airport (FYSM SWP ) at 23mi↑NOTAM
- Arandis airport (FYAR ADI ) at 42mi↑NOTAM
- Gobabeb airport (FYGO ) at 47mi↑NOTAM
- Henties Bay airport (FYHN ) at 64mi↑NOTAM
- Rostock Ritz Lodge airport ( NA-0055) at 85mi↑
- Rooisand airport ( NA-0122) at 96mi↑
- Farm Dawib Ost Landing Strip airport ( NA-0175) at 100mi↑
- Gamsberg Landing Site airport ( NA-0116) at 105mi↑
- Solitaire airport (FYSO ) at 107mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Namibia
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap