Namibia Airport Company

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Namibia Airport Company

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Namibia Airport Company Improving and upgrading to meet Namibia’s needs

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amibia Airport Company (NAC) is responsible for managing eight airports in Namibia. A State owned enterprise, NAC was established in line with the Airports Company Act, (Act 25 of 1998) and commenced operations in February 1999. With impressive improvement plans and a vision to become a world class service provider in airport operations and management, Namibia Airport Company is well on its way to achieve just that.

Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA)

Situated 45 km east of Windhoek, the capital city of Namibia, Hosea Kutako is Namibia’s only international airport and handles over 800,000 passengers annually, with approximately 17,500 aircraft movements. With daily connections to Johannesburg, Cape Town and often to Luanda, Hosea Kutako welcomes airlines such as Air Namibia, South African Airways, TAAG Angola Airlines and British Airways. These airlines connect HKIA to international hubs such as Frankfurt, Accra, Munich and destinations such as Victoria Falls in Zambia. Namibia Airport Company has plans to improve and upgrade all of their airports in line with objectives and Hosea Kutako International is no exception. A hotel is planned to become part of the main airport as well as expansion of the terminal building and a number of additional projects in the future.


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Thompson’s Electronics & Technology

Phone +264 61 237 533, +264 61 237 534 Fax +264 61 237 536 Email info@teltech.com.na


perfectly placed to offer a scenic departure, with passengers able to appreciate the beautiful Namib Desert. In line with a number of improvements that Namibia Airport Company is implementing, Walvis Bay is set to become the second International airport in Namibia.

Ongoing developments at Walvis Bay airport also include expanding the terminal building to correspond with expected passenger growth as well as the introduction of a state of the art, world class landing instrument will enable movements during overcast weather conditions. This will make Walvis Bay one of few airports in Southern Africa to boast such technology.

Lüderitz Airport Eros Airport

Just 5 km from the capital, Windhoek and the central business district, Eros Airport is Namibia Airport Company’s busiest airport in terms of aircraft movements. Its reliable fuel supply makes this airport a favourite stopover destination and on top of being the centre of aircraft maintenance, Eros Airport is also Namibia’s heart for general and leisure aviation. Due to its close location to the city, Eros Airport accommodates domestic flights and tourist destinations across Namibia.

Walvis Bay

This airport is located 15km from the harbour town of Walvis Bay and

With direct flights from HKIA to Lüderitz four times a week, this airport provides domestic travel to the coast and mines. With upgrades of an existing terminal building and fire station nearing completion, the Airport is also transforming, with the installation of new technology and runway lights that will enable night operations as well as movements during overcast conditions at Lüderitz. Fencing-off as well as construction of back-up water tanks for the fire trucks is also underway.

Keetmanshoop Airport

The Keetmanshoop airport lies about five km outside the town of Keetmanshoop, around 500 km south of the capital. It houses the Namibia Aviation Training Academy and has the capacity and conditions to become an aircraft maintenance


TELTECH (Thompson’s Electronics and Technology) is a solutions provider in the fields of asset management, audio and visual, aviation, meteorology, radar, security, communications, wireless technology, satellite tracking and alternative energy. TELTECH, previously Thompson Radio was established to provide services and products demanded from individuals and corporate companies not covered by Thompson radio. Thompson radio (Pty) Ltd was established in 1950 with its core function to provide communications devices and infrastructure to the Namibian population. Two way radios were designed, developed and manufactured to fulfil the needs of the clients. These developments were mainly done in the HF, VHF and UHF frequency bands. Services included the selling of air time on the community repeaters. Intercom and public address systems complimented the radio market.

Phone +264 61 237 533, +264 61 237 534 Fax +264 61 237 536 Email info@teltech.com.na

The company was sold to the new owners in 2004 after the death of the previous owner, Mr. R.A.F. Thompson. Since then a lot of changes took place as a result of new markets and technologies and hence the name change to TELTECH. Technical experience amounts to a total of 90 years in the field of Communications and electronics. TELTECH has its own manufacturing and repair workshop. The workshops are fully equipped with the required tools, instrumentation and analysers. TELTECH is a systems house which provides a variety of services and products to its clients

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Envisaged projects include a new terminal building, increase of capacity and upgrading of electrical installations as well as the introduction of car rental facilities and a hotel. Access roads and parking facilities to improve passenger-handling efficiency were completed in 2012.

Rundu Airport

centre for Namibia. Keetmanshoop airport also has customs and immigration services with the ability to handle cross border traffic into southern Namibia.

Just 5 km southwest of Rundu, the capital of the Kavango Region and bordering southern Angola, Rundu airport benefits from chartered tourist flights and business travellers that visit nearby game parks. Given its vast landscape, this airport boasts excellent storage facilities and unlimited potential for further infrastructural developments. Furthermore, the runaway is in very good condition, fuel facilities are available for smaller aircrafts and there is ample land to further improve this airport in the future.

Ondangwa Airport

Katima Mulilo Airport

This airport is situated in a rapidly developing area and is the ideal refuelling stop for most flights into Angola and other parts of the continent. Ondangwa airport is located in Namibia’s north central part with a catchment area encompassing regions with the highest population density; accordingly strategic plans are in place to improve the Ondangwa Airport.

Conveniently located, this airport is the gateway to the tropical Caprivi region and the town is home to the African BIG FIVE that attracts a lot of tourists and game hunters. Situated within a two hour drive from the famous Victoria Falls and no more than four hours’ drive from the Kavango Delta in Botswana, it has reliable fuel services and receives many refuelling stops for air traffic from South Africa on course to Central Africa.


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Namibia Airports Company identified that a strategic corporate focus would be crucial to enable it to serve its clients and improve financial sustainability, the following areas have been recognised as key matters to focus on: - I nfrastructure development, maintenance, technology and modernisation;

- A eronautical revenue growth – passengers, cargo and aircraft movements; Non-aeronautical (commercial) revenue growth – vehicle parking, advertising, car rentals, retail and property

Like all of NAC’s airports, strategic plans are in place to improve facilities. For Katima Mulio, a road leading to the airport is one of the future projects to be embarked upon, thus improving accessibility.

Flying high

Committed to remaining focused on its objectives of ensuring the safe travel of its aircraft as well as handling operations on the ground, Namibia Airport Company is going from strength to strength in its bid to achieve world-class standards.

- C ost efficiencies and internal processes

Human capital development

It’s clear that Namibia Airport values the importance of developing and maintaining good infrastructure, facilities and services at its airports. With large scale plans for improving its overall developments, it seems Namibia Airport Company is certainly on the right flight path to become a world-class provider in its field.


Oliver Moy Publisher

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African Business Coverage Issue 9


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