<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Walvis Bay Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para pb-lg-2">The airport was stablished as AFB Rooikop, a South African Air Force station (and later as a base) that closed in 1994. It was home to several SAAF squadrons:</p>
<ul class="blog-ul">
<li class="blog-li">16 Squadron SAAF: 1939&ndash;1940</li>
<li class="blog-li">27 Squadron SAAF: 1940s</li>
</ul>
<p class="blog-para pb-lg-2">In April 2018, Westair Aviation operated scheduled services to six new destinations in Namibia and South Africa. Due to flight performance and headwinds, Airlink in March 2019</p>
<p class="blog-para pb-lg-2">has decided to re-direct its technical fuel-stop in Windhoek to Walvis Bay International Airport, a move which would accommodate more passengers on the final leg to Saint Helena Airport. The airline has resumed its Johannesburg-service to the island in late March 2022, again landing in Walvis Bay briefly for re-fueling purposes.</p>
<p><img class="img-fluid p-lg-0 rounded w-100" title="History Walvis Bay Airport" src="https://www.jodogoairportassist.com/main/img/airport/walv/6.webp" alt="History Walvis Bay Airport"></p>
<!--end first section--><!--second section-->
<h2 class="blog-hed2 my-4">FacilitiesWalvis Bay Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para pb-lg-2">The airport resides at an elevation of 299 feet (91 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 09/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,500 by 30 metres (11,483 ft &times; 98 ft). The facility complies with International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standards. Included with the rehabilition of the airport was the construction of a polymer perimeter fence which protects the facility from coastal weather conditions. This addition was the first of its kind for the country.</p>
<p><img class="img-fluid p-lg-0 rounded w-100" title="FacilitiesWalvis Bay Airport" src="https://www.jodogoairportassist.com/main/img/airport/walv/28.webp" alt="FacilitiesWalvis Bay Airport"></p>