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Location
Cape Cross · ER · Namibia
Position
-21.762°, 13.991° · 31 ft elev.
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Remote airstrip serving Namibia's iconic Cape Cross seal colony.
Location
Cape Cross, Namibia
Cape Cross Airstrip (ICAO: FYCC) is a small, unpaved general aviation airstrip located near Cape Cross on the Skeleton Coast of Namibia. It primarily serves private aircraft, charter flights, and light aircraft accessing the remote coastal area.
The airstrip is situated close to the Cape Cross Seal Reserve, one of the largest Cape fur seal colonies in the world, making it a point of access for wildlife tourism in the region. The surrounding Skeleton Coast is known for its harsh, isolated environment and limited infrastructure.
There are no scheduled commercial airline services operating from this airstrip. It functions as a basic landing facility for light aircraft visiting the area, with minimal ground infrastructure on site.
Getting to & from
Ground access to the airstrip is via gravel roads along the Skeleton Coast, with no formal public transport links available.
Airlines here
No commercial airlines operate scheduled services at Cape Cross Airstrip; it is used exclusively by private and charter light aircraft.
Notable facts
- ›Located on Namibia's remote Skeleton Coast near the Cape Cross Seal Reserve.
- ›The Cape Cross Seal Reserve hosts one of the world's largest Cape fur seal colonies.
- ›The airstrip has the ICAO code FYCC and no assigned IATA code.
- ›Serves primarily private pilots and charter operators visiting the area.
- ›Surrounding terrain is characterized by the harsh, arid Namib Desert coastal environment.
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