Hwange National Park Airport

IATA HWNICAO FVWNMedium airport

Hwange National Park Airport is a medium airport near Gwayi River Farms in Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe. It is listed as IATA HWN and ICAO FVWN. The airport is located at -18.6299° / 27.0210° at an elevation of 1,080 m (3,543 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 4,600 m. The nearest airport is Hwange Main Camp Airfield, 13 km (8 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Hwange National Park Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Hwange National Park Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`HWN`
ICAO code	`FVWN`
Identifier	`FVWN`
Type	Medium airport
City	Gwayi River Farms
Region	Matabeleland North Province
Country	Zimbabwe
Coordinates	-18.62990, 27.02100
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	18° 37′ 47.64″ S 27° 01′ 15.60″ E
Elevation	1,080 m (3,543 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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