Namibia Airports Company (NAC) confirms re-certification of Namibia’s international airports to 2027!

Namibia Airports Company (NAC) has confirmed the successful re-certification of the country’s two international gateways, Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek and Walvis Bay International Airport (WVB) in Walvis Bay. Both airports achieved an Effective Implementation (EI) score of 83% following a rigorous assessment by the Namibia Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).

The new aerodrome certificates, issued on 05 December 2025, affirm that Namibia’s key international airports continue to meet the strict safety, operational and technical standards set out in the Namibia Civil Aviation Regulations (NAMCARs Parts 139 and 140). The renewed certification also demonstrates full alignment with the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs), ensuring Namibia maintains globally recognised aviation compliance.

The aerodrome certificates for both Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek and Walvis Bay International Airport (WVB) in Walvis Bay remain valid until 06 December 2027.

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Namibia Airports Company (NAC) plans to upgrade facilties at Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek!

According to a press statement following the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 19 July 2023 for the preceding three financial years, namely 2019/2020, 2020/2021 and 2021/2022, the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) has plans to upgrade facilties at Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek, as well as at Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) in Katima Mulilo, Rundu Airport (NDU) in Rundu and Lüderitz Airport (LUD) in Lüderitz. The envisaged airport infrastructure developments include among others:

• the Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) congestion alleviation project to extend the VIP/VVIP facilities to bring it to adequate standard in terms of facilitation and the size of the Presidential Lounge as well as parking configuration at the cost of N$18 million
• the Apron expansion at Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) at a cost of N$100 million, funded by the Government of Namibia over a two-year period
• the construction of Terminal 3 at Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH), with discussions ongoing with the Government to determine the optimal financing structure for the project
• the construction of new terminal buildings at Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA), Rundu Airport (NDU) and Lüderitz Airport (LUD).

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Namibia: The upgrade of Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) to be completed at the end of September 2021!

The Namibia Airports Company (NAC), the state-owned operator of eight of Namibia's largest airports, has announced that the N$250 (N$260?) million Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) Congestion Alleviation project practical completion date is set for the end of September 2021. The specialist equipment, such as the baggage handling and reclaim will be commissioned and operationalized towards the end of October 2021. The Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) Congestion Alleviation project commenced in September 2019 and was initially supposed to be completed by September/October 2020. According to Dan Kamati, Marketing officer of the Namibia Airports Company (NAC), the delayed completion is mainly due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) is the main international airport of Namibia. The airport is situated over the Khomas Mountains some 45 km east of Windhoek.

Namibia: Eros Airport (ERS) runway gets a makeover!

The Namibia Airports Company (NAC) has announced that work to restore and improve the runway of Eros Airport (ERS) in Windhoek ("Eros Airport Runway Holding Action Project") kicked off last week. The renovations will not interfere with the airport's daily operations and will be conducted after operational hours. The project, which costs an estimated N$23 million, is expected to be completed by first week of October 2020. Works include the mill and replacement on the runway to address the bumpy runway and potholes which has developed over the years. This remedial works is intended as a short-term solution, which will carry the runway for about two to three years. Due to limited resources, the full-scale rehabilitation of the runway, taxiways and apron, which is estimated to cost about N$300 Million, is currently not feasible.

Eros Airport (ERS) is located situated 5 km from south of Windhoek's central business district. As a a busy hub of general aviation and some commercial aviation, the airport is one of the busiest airports in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. 

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Namibia Airports Company (NAC): Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek will be ready for the resumption of international flights!

The Namibia Airports Company (NAC) has confirmed that Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek will be ready for the resumption of international flights as Namibia's borders are to gradually open during the country's targeted international tourism revival initiative (15 July 2020 to 15 August 2020). According to a media statement by the NAC, social distancing measures, such as floor and seat stickers, as well as sanitizer dispensers are in place and messages on eg. the mandatory wearing of face masks will be made via the airports's public service announcement system. The NAC has also required thermostats and adequate materials for regular desinfections of facilities at all its eight airports in Namibia.

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Namibia: The facelift of Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek to be concluded in time! [update]

update (12 March 2020): According to media reports from Namibia, the upgrade of  Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek is still on track. Nevertheless Namibia Airports Company (NAC) now expects that the project will be completed by October 2020 and not September 2020 as initially planned. 

According to Namibian Airport Company's (NAC) board chairman, Dr Leake Hangala, the upgrade of Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek is expected to be concluded by September 2020. The project, which has a budget of N$260 million (N$155 million (Ministry of Works and Transport) + N$95 million (NAC)), commenced on 23 September 2019 and was planned from the beginning to be completed by the end of September 2020. The facelift is expected to alleviate the congestion challenges in the terminal building and apron of Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) and aimed at doubling the handling capacity of the airport to increased passenger movements up until 2030. The current upgrade includes:

• Departure:
• increase in check-in counters to a total of 18 counters
• additional five self-service check-in kiosks
• increase in the departure security screening points from three to five
• increase in the departure immigration counters form the current three to seven counters 
• expansion of the departure hall to accommodate the growing passenger movement at the airport
  
• Arrivals:
• the construction of a new departure hall, as an extension to the existing terminal 
• 17 immigrations counters as compared to the current eigh
• expansion of the baggage reclaim hall 
• three modern baggage carousels
  

Namibia: NAC to rename Ondangwa Airport (OND)!

The Namibia Airports Company (NAC) is in the process of renaming Ondangwa Airport (OND) in Ondangwa in the Oshana Region of Namibia. The new name of the airport will be Herman Andimba Toivo ya Toivo Airport. Herman Andimba Toivo ya Toivo (1924 - 2017) was a Namibian anti-apartheid activist and politician who served in various senior government positions, such as Minister of Mines and Energy (1990 - 1999), Minister of Labour (1999 - 2002) and Minister of Prisons and Correctional Services (2002 - 2006). The official renaming ceremony will take place on 22 August 2019.

Windhoek: Hosea Kutako International Airport regraded to Category 9

Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek, Namibia's biggest and main international runway, has been upgraded to Category 9 again by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The ICAO downgraded the airport to Category 5 two weeks ago following an audit of Namibia Airports Company’s (NAC) facilities at Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH). According to the audit, Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) failed to meet international ICAO standards on fire and maintenance as well as the upkeep of the runway. As a result of the downgrade, Air Namibia was no longer allowed to operate its Airbus A330-200 fleet in or out of the airport until the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) rectified the shortcomings. Although Air Namibia made and announced plans to relocated its intercontinental flight operations affected by the downgrade to Gaborone and Lusaka, the airline never had to divert its Airbus A330-200 flights due to an examption granted by Namibia's Ministery of Works & Transport.

Air Namibia: Windhoek <> Frankfurt flights temporary re-routed to Gaborone! >>

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Air Namibia: Windhoek <> Frankfurt flights temporary re-routed to Gaborone!

update (31 July 2014): I don't get it. What the heck is going on there? For some reasons Air Namibia was allowed to operate its yesterday night flight from Windhoek to Frankfurt from Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH). The flight from Frankfurt to Windhoek was also operated directly into Windhoek. All operations of today (31 July 2014) will also be as per normal. We'll keep you posted!

update (30 July 2014): Air Namibia has issued a press release and confirmed that the downgrade has been re-enforced and that any exemptions that might have been granted have been revoked. To minimise the impact of the inconvenience caused to passengers, Air Namibia will operate Airbus A319-100’s to ferry its passengers between Windhoek and Lusaka. The airline expects to operate in this manner for the next two weeks or until such time.

update (30 July 2014): According to Namibian newspaper Allgemeine Zeitung, officials in Namibia have with immediate effect revoked the decision to grant Air Namibia an examption to fly in and out of Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) with the airline's Airbus A330-200. Air Namibia's flights between Windhoek and Frankfurt (Germany) are therefore now re-routed to Lusaka in Zambia. We'll keep you posted!

update (28 July 2014): According to Air Namibia, the airline received exemption from the Minister of Works & Transport in respect of the requirements for rescue and fire fighting services (RFFS) as applicable to the operation of its Airbus A330-200 fleet into and out of Windhoek's Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH). Flights between Windhoek and Frankfurt therefore commenced operations as normal effective the evening of 24 July 2014, and there shall not be any further diversions of our flights to  Gaborone in Botswana.

Namibia's main airport, Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek, has been downgraded from Category 9 to Category 5 following an audit by the Directorate of Civil Aviation (DCA) on Namibia Airports Company’s (NAC) facilities. The downgrading implicates that Air Namibia is currently not authorised to operate flights into and out of Windhoek with an Airbus A330-200, which requires a category 8 airport for landing and take-off. The airline is therefore forced to (temporary) re-route its flights between Frankfurt and Windhoek, operated on board an Airbus A330-200, to Gaborone in Botswana. From Gaborone Air Namibia ferries its passengers on board an Airbus A319-100 to Windhoek. Flight departure times remain the same but arrival times vary depending on aircraft availability.
Air Namibia expectes that the Namibia Airports Company will execute and rectify the respective shortcomings (inadequacy of fire and rescue equipment), which will result in Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) being upgraded to Category 9 again. Good luck!

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