Airports / Zimbabwe / GWE
Josiah Tungamirai Air Force Base
FVTL / GWEGweru, ZimbabweELEV 4,680 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
67 nm
To the nearest alternate
Masvingo International Airport (MVZ).
Overview
Located in Gweru, Zimbabwe, Josiah Tungamirai Air Force Base (FVTL / GWE) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 4,680 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
GWE has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Masvingo International Airport (MVZ, 67 nm), Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ, 78 nm), and Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE, 114 nm).
Quotes for flights out of GWE vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Thornhill. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from GWE, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
FVTL
IATA
GWE
FAA / Local
FVTL
Elevation
4,680 ft
Coordinates
19.4367° S · 29.8619° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Zimbabwe fields
state range 1,421–4,887 ft
At 4,680 ft, GWE sits higher than 78% of the 9 Zimbabwe fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 67nmMVZMasvingo International AirportMasvingo
- 78nmBUQJoshua Mqabuko Nkomo International AirportBulawayo
- 114nmHRERobert Gabriel Mugabe International AirportHarare
- 135nmBFOBuffalo Range AirportChiredzi
- 168nmHWNHwange National Park AirportGwayi River Farms
- 170nmFRWPhillip Gaonwe Matante International AirportFrancistown
Location
Open the full mapFVTL · Josiah Tungamirai Air Force Base · Gweru, Zimbabwe