Airports / Namibia / ERS
Eros Airport
FYWE / ERSWindhoek, NamibiaELEV 5,575 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
23 nm
To the nearest alternate
Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH).
Overview
Eros Airport, listed as FYWE / ERS, is a mid-sized airport in Windhoek, Namibia. The airport sits 5,575 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into ERS for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH, 23 nm), Arandis Airport (ADI, 117 nm), and Mariental Airport (FYML, 129 nm).
Charter pricing from ERS depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Windhoek.
Field capability
ICAO
FYWE
IATA
ERS
FAA / Local
FYWE
Elevation
5,575 ft
Coordinates
22.6049° S · 17.0790° 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 5,575 ft, ERS sits higher than 86% of the 14 Namibia fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 23nmWDHHosea Kutako International AirportWindhoek
- 117nmADIArandis AirportArandis
- 129nmFYMLMariental AirportMariental
- 136nmWVBWalvis Bay International AirportWalvis Bay(Rooikop)
- 190nmGFYGrootfontein AirportGrootfontein
- 196nmFYTFTwyfelfontein AirportTwyfelfontein
Location
Open the full mapFYWE · Eros Airport · Windhoek, Namibia