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Gobabeb · ER · Namibia
Position
-23.544°, 15.045° · 1381 ft elev.
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Remote desert airfield serving Namibia's Namib research station.
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Gobabeb, Namibia
Gobabeb Airfield (ICAO: FYGO) is a small, unpaved airstrip located near the Gobabeb Namib Research Institute in the Namib Desert of Namibia. It serves the research station and its staff, facilitating access to one of the most remote scientific facilities in southern Africa.
The airfield is situated along the Kuiseb River valley, deep within the Namib-Naukluft National Park, far from any major urban center. It is not served by commercial airlines and is primarily used by light aircraft for private and research-related flights.
Given its remote location and specialized purpose, the airfield has no passenger terminal infrastructure and is not open to general public air traffic. Access to the area is tightly linked to activities at the Gobabeb research center.
Getting to & from
The airfield is accessible via dirt roads through the Namib-Naukluft National Park, with no formal public ground transport available.
Notable facts
- ›Located near the Gobabeb Namib Research Institute, one of Africa's premier desert research stations.
- ›Situated within the Namib-Naukluft National Park in the Namib Desert.
- ›The airstrip is unpaved and suitable only for light aircraft.
- ›No commercial airline services operate to or from this airfield.
- ›The Kuiseb River valley runs near the airfield, forming a rare ephemeral river ecosystem in the desert.
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