Otjiwarongo Airport

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Otjiwarongo Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Serves Otjiwarongo
Elevation  AMSL 4,840 ft / 1,475 m
Coordinates 20°25′50″S16°39′45″E / 20.43056°S 16.66250°E / -20.43056; 16.66250
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Otjiwarongo
Location of the airport in Namibia
Otjiwarongo Airport
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Direction LengthSurface
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09/271,8005,906Gravel
Source: GCM [1] Google Maps [2]

Otjiwarongo Airport( IATA : OTJ, ICAO : FYOW) is an airport serving Otjiwarongo, in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia.

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The Otjiwarongo non-directional beacon (Ident: OW) is near the in-town location of the former Otjiwarongo Center Airport (closed), 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) southwest of the current airport. [3] [4]

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References

  1. Airport information for FYOW at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. Google Maps - Otjiwarongo
  3. "Otjiwarongo NDB (OW) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  4. "OW - OTJIWARONGO". www.pilotnav.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.