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Location
Twyfelfontein · KU · Namibia
Position
-20.536°, 14.428° · 1923 ft elev.
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Remote desert airstrip serving Twyfelfontein's ancient rock art.
Location
Twyfelfontein, Namibia
Rag Rock Airport (ICAO: FYRR) is a small general aviation airstrip located near Twyfelfontein in the Kunene Region of northwestern Namibia. It serves as an access point for visitors to the Twyfelfontein area, which is home to one of Africa's largest concentrations of rock engravings and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The airstrip is a basic bush facility primarily used by charter and light aircraft operations, catering to tourists and lodge guests visiting the surrounding wilderness lodges and desert landscape of Damaraland. It has no scheduled commercial airline service and lacks the infrastructure of a formal commercial airport.
Getting to & from
Ground access from the airstrip to nearby lodges and the Twyfelfontein rock art site is typically arranged privately by lodges or tour operators via 4x4 vehicles.
Airlines here
No scheduled airline service operates at Rag Rock Airport; the facility is used exclusively by private charter and light aircraft operators.
Notable facts
- ›Located in the Kunene Region of northwestern Namibia near the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Twyfelfontein.
- ›Primarily serves charter flights bringing tourists to remote Damaraland wilderness lodges.
- ›The surrounding area is known for over 2,500 ancient San rock engravings.
- ›No commercial scheduled services or formal terminal facilities exist at this airstrip.
- ›The ICAO code FYRR is registered under Namibia's 'FY' prefix.
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