Outjo Airport

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Outjo Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Serves Outjo
Elevation  AMSL 4,344 ft / 1,324 m
Coordinates 20°04′40″S16°07′30″E / 20.07778°S 16.12500°E / -20.07778; 16.12500 Coordinates: 20°04′40″S16°07′30″E / 20.07778°S 16.12500°E / -20.07778; 16.12500
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Outjo
Location of the airport in Namibia
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Direction LengthSurface
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15/331,7885,866Gravel
06/241,2444,081Gravel
Source: Google Maps [1] GCM [2]

Outjo Airport( ICAO : FYOJ) is an airport serving Outjo, in the Kunene Region of Namibia.

ICAO airport code four-letter code designating many airports around the world

The ICAOairport code or location indicator is a four-letter code designating aerodromes around the world. These codes, as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators, are used by air traffic control and airline operations such as flight planning.

Outjo City in Kunene Region, Namibia

Outjo is a city of 6,000 inhabitants in the Kunene Region of Namibia. It is the district capital of Outjo Constituency. It is best known as a main gateway to Etosha National Park.

Kunene Region Region in Namibia

Kunene is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia and home to the Himba ethnic group. Compared to the rest of Namibia, it is relatively underdeveloped. This is due to the mountainous inaccessible geography and the dryness that significantly hinders agriculture.

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