Namib Coastliner
FYWH → FYLZ · Namibia — plateau to Atlantic desert
Departure: FYWH (Hosea Kutako Intl)
- Elevation: 5,568 ft MSL
- Longest runway: 15,004 ft · hard surface
- Approach records: 13 · ILS runway ends: 1
- Comms: Tower 118100 | ATIS 126200
- MSFS mag variation: -12.6°
Arrival: FYLZ (Luderitz)
- Elevation: 425 ft MSL
- Longest runway: 6,006 ft · hard surface
- Approach records: 2 · ILS runway ends: 0
- Comms: Tower 118600
- MSFS mag variation: -17.6°
Dispatch Story
Passenger brief
A left-field regional service from Windhoek to Lüderitz, dropping from Namibia’s interior toward one of the world’s most dramatic desert coasts.
Booked load: 10–16 passengers · Regional / leisure baggage. Use your aircraft’s simulator load manager for actual weights and balance.
Why fly this?
Very few flights deliver such a clear landscape transition in under two hours: plateau, emptiness, dunes and cold Atlantic coastline.
Difficulty: Moderate
Visual Route Map & Navaid References
MSFS Radio Navigation References
Navigation & Dispatch Breakdown
| Ident | Type | Track | Nav / Frequency | Distance | Dispatch note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FYWH | Departure | — | Tower 118100 | ATIS 126200 | 0.0 NM | Start at Hosea Kutako Intl. |
| WHV | VOR | Reference | WINDHOEK · 114.50 MHz | 0 NM from dep | Simulator navaid reference near the route; use the EFB/avionics for the active IFR clearance. |
| LZV | VOR | Reference | LUDERITZ · 115.60 MHz | 280 NM from dep | Simulator navaid reference near the route; use the EFB/avionics for the active IFR clearance. |
| FYLZ | Arrival | 218°M direct | No ILS record for destination in supplied ILS dataset | 280 NM total | Arrival at Luderitz. |
Scenery & Flying Notes
What to watch for
Namibian interior, immense desert spaces and the Lüderitz coast.
Weather character
Heat and turbulence inland can give way to coastal low cloud and strong winds near the Atlantic.
Digital Asset Pack
Suggested simulator route string
FYWH WHV LZV FYLZThis is a simple simulator waypoint string built from the supplied navaid scenery data; it is not an airway clearance, SID or STAR.
MSFS .pln
Download the generated basic flight-plan file and then adjust the active procedure/route in the simulator or EFB as desired.
Download RFV014 .plnNo destination ILS record was found in the supplied ILS dataset.