This is a list of airlines currently operating in Namibia.
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bay Air Aviation | N6 | NMD | NOMAD AIR | 1989 | ||
FlyNamibia | WV | WAA | 2021 | [1] | ||
Scenic Air Namibia | ENR | 2001 | ||||
Westair Aviation | WV | WAA | WESTAIR WINGS | 1967 | [2] | |
Wilderness Air | WLD | WILDERNESS | 1991 | [3] | ||
Wings over Africa | 1998 | [4] | ||||
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aerolift | 2003 | 2006 | Passenger and cargo charters [5] | ||||
Air Namibia | SW | NMB | NAMIBIA | 1946 | 2021 | ||
Caprivi Airways | 1978 | 1982 | Subsidiary of the Chantenis Group. Operated Douglas DC-3 [6] | ||||
Comav Aviation | SPEEDSTER | 2003 | 2006 | Operated Beech 1900, CASA 235, Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II [7] | |||
FlyWestair | WV | WAA | 2019 | 2021 | Rebranded FlyNamibia. Operated Embraer ERJ-135 [8] | ||
Hire & Fly | 1977 | 1992 | Founded by Chris Schutte. Rebranded Namibia Commercial Aviation. Operated Cessna 210, Cessna 310, Douglas DC-6 [9] | ||||
Kalahari Express Airlines | XY | KEA | 1997 | 2000 | |||
Namib Air | SW | NBM | 1978 | 1991 | Merged into Air Namibia | ||
Namibia Commercial Aviation | MRE | MED RESCUE | 1977 | 2010 | |||
Namibia flyafrica | 2015 | 2015 | [10] | ||||
Quickjet Aviation | QJA | QUICKJET | 1999 | 2000 | Operated BAe 146 [11] | ||
Sefofane Air Charters | 1991 | 2012 | Renamed to Wilderness Air [12] | ||||
South West African Airways | 1930 | 1935 | |||||
Suidwes Lugdiens | 1959 | 1989 | Merged into Namib Air |
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