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Ruacana Airport

Ruacana, Namibia

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FYRC

Elevation

3765 ft

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Location

Ruacana · KU · Namibia

Position

-17.421°, 14.372° · 3765 ft elev.

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Remote airstrip serving Namibia's northern Ruacana region.

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Ruacana, Namibia

Ruacana Airport (ICAO: FYRC) is a small general aviation airstrip located near the town of Ruacana in the Omusati Region of northwestern Namibia. It primarily serves private aircraft, charter flights, and light utility operations supporting the local community and nearby Ruacana hydroelectric facility. The airport is a basic facility with limited infrastructure, reflecting the sparse population and remote character of the surrounding area. It does not operate scheduled commercial airline services and lacks the amenities typical of larger international or regional airports.

Getting to & from

Ground transport to and from Ruacana town is primarily by private vehicle, as no formal public transport links are established at the airstrip.

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No scheduled commercial airline services operate at Ruacana Airport; the facility is used exclusively by general aviation and charter operators.

Notable facts

›Located near the Ruacana hydroelectric power station on the Kunene River.
›Situated close to the Angolan border in northwestern Namibia.
›Serves as a utility airstrip for the remote Omusati Region.
›No IATA code has been assigned to this airport.
›Primarily used for charter, private, and light utility aviation.

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Ruacana Airport is an airport serving Ruacana and the Ruacana hydroelectric power station in the Omusati Region of Namibia.

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Ruacana Airport

Airport in Namibia

Ruacana Airport is an airport serving Ruacana and the Ruacana hydroelectric power station in the Omusati Region of Namibia.

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