Ruacana Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Ruacana | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,765 ft / 1,148 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°25′20″S14°22′30″E / 17.42222°S 14.37500°E | ||||||||||||||
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  FYRC Location of the airport in Namibia | |||||||||||||||
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Ruacana Airport( ICAO : FYRC) is an airport serving Ruacana and the Ruacana hydroelectric power station in the Omusati Region of Namibia.
The Ruacana non-directional beacon (Ident: RC) is on the field. [3] [4] [5]
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