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Luderitz Airport
FYLZ / LUDLuderitz, NamibiaELEV 457 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
131 nm
To the nearest alternate
Oranjemund Airport (OMD).
Overview
Luderitz Airport (FYLZ / LUD) sits in Luderitz, Namibia, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 457 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
LUD has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Oranjemund Airport (OMD, 131 nm), Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ, 132 nm), and Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP, 154 nm).
Quotes for flights out of LUD vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from LUD, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
FYLZ
IATA
LUD
FAA / Local
FYLZ
Elevation
457 ft
Coordinates
26.6874° S · 15.2429° 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
Yes
Elevation vs Namibia fields
state range 14–5,640 ft
At 457 ft, LUD sits lower than 79% of the 14 Namibia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 131nmOMDOranjemund AirportOranjemund
- 132nmALJAlexander Bay AirportAlexander Bay
- 154nmKMPKeetmanshoop AirportKeetmanshoop
- 192nmFYMLMariental AirportMariental
- 205nmKLZKleinsee AirportKleinsee
- 225nmWVBWalvis Bay International AirportWalvis Bay(Rooikop)
Location
Open the full mapFYLZ · Luderitz Airport · Luderitz, Namibia