Swakopmund Airfield

Swakopmund Airfield
Characteristics
ICAO code	FYSM
IATA code	SWP
Coordinates	22 ° 39 ′ 30 ″ S , 14 ° 34 ′ 0 ″ E Coordinates: 22 ° 39 ′ 30 ″ S , 14 ° 34 ′ 0 ″ E
Height above MSL	52 m (171 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	3.7 km east of Swakopmund
Street
Basic data
operator	Private
Runways
06/24	1600 m × 18 m gravel (formerly asphalt)
17/35	963 m × 24 m sand

The Swakopmund Airport ( english Swakopmund Airfield , officially Swakopmund Aerodrome ) is the airport of the city of Swakopmund in Namibia . The airport is located southeast of Swakopmund- Mondesa on the B2 national road, around four kilometers from the city center. It has a 1,600 meter long and a nearly 1,000 meter long runway.

Problems

From the beginning of 2009 to mid-2012 there were legal disputes between the city of Swakopmund and the operator Swakopmund Airfield CC , as the latter allegedly failed to meet its contractually agreed obligations and can therefore no longer ensure the safety of the airport users. As of October 31, 2009, the operator's license was revoked, but the operator refuses to leave the airfield. On November 1, 2009, the airfield's operating license was withdrawn by the Namibian Directorate of Civil Aviation, which effectively closed it.

On March 15, 2011, the High Court in Swakopmund granted the city's request and requested the tenant to evacuate.

When the license was withdrawn on November 1, 2009, the airfield was legally closed. In April 2012 this closure was finally decided by the Directorate for Civil Aviation and the airfield closed to all traffic. In mid-May 2012, it was reopened after a runway had been renovated on the airlines' own initiative.