--- iata: WDH name: Hosea Kutako International Airport city: Windhoek country: Namibia lastUpdated: '2026-09-23' officialWebsite: 'https://www.airports.com.na/' sources: - 'https://www.airports.com.na/' - 'https://www.airports.com.na/airports/overview/29' - 'https://www.airports.com.na/airports/facilities/33/' - >- https://www.airports.com.na/files/files/Bid%20Document%20-%20Operation%20and%20Management%20of%20A%20Second-Tier%20Pay%20-%20Per%20-%20Use%20Lounge%20at%20Hosea%20Kutako%20International%20Airport.pdf - 'https://www.airports.com.na/files/files/Parkinf-Tariffs.pdf' - 'https://www.airports.com.na/news/176/HISTORIC-LANDING-FOR-EDELWEISS-AT-HKIA/' - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/namibia/hosea-kutako-international/wdh2-paragon-premium-lounge - 'https://airport.mastercard.com/en/lounge-finder/lounge?loungecode=WDH2' - 'https://aviation.paragonnamibia.com/services/airport-lounges/' - 'https://www.paragonnamibia.com/premium-lounge.html' - 'https://eservices.mhaiss.gov.na/visaonarrival' - 'https://eservices.mhaiss.gov.na/form/FactSheetVisaRequirementstoNamibia.pdf' - 'https://ourairports.com/airports/FYWH/runways.html' - 'https://www.cestee.com/airport/windhoek-wdh/transport' - 'https://www.cestee.com/airport/windhoek-wdh/services' - >- https://newsroom.flyedelweiss.com/en/edelweiss-begins-non-stop-flights-to-windhoek/ - 'https://thebrief.com.na/2026/02/nac-revenue-reaches-n540-2-million-in-2025/' quickFacts: - >- Two live passenger halls: Terminal 1 is the dedicated domestic terminal; Terminal 2 is international. NAC’s third terminal is a plan, not a door (announced August 2025). - >- 922,999 passengers in calendar 2025 (NAC tender annexure, passenger-traffic table: 230,127 intl arrivals + 219,072 intl departures + 228,600 regional arrivals + 223,800 regional departures + 11,493 domestic arrivals + 9,907 domestic departures). Do not sit leftover 922,999 as ‘passenger and aircraft movements’ — that prose mixes the label; the table is passengers. Do not sit leftover Wikipedia 1,257,093 (MEFT tourist report). Do not sit leftover 1,055,641 (all NAC airports, FY 2024/25). - >- 45 km east of Windhoek over the Khomas Highlands (NAC). No metro, no airport rail, no public bus. Journey about 40 minutes. - >- Paragon Premium Lounge is the live independent lounge in T2, airside after passport control by Gates 1–2: Priority Pass, LoungeKey WDH2, DragonPass, 24 hours, max three hours. A second-tier pay-per-use lounge in T2 is a 25 September 2026 tender, not open. - >- Uber does not run in Namibia. Bolt does not dispatch in Windhoek (Cestee, August 2024). LEFA is the local app; rank taxis and shared shuttles are the reliable curb. - >- From 1 April 2025 UK, US, Schengen, Australia, Canada and a long list of other non-reciprocal passports need an e-visa or visa-on-arrival — WDH is a VoA port. Prefer eservices.mhaiss.gov.na before you fly. Leftover ‘visa-free for 53 countries’ is the old regime. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Three hours for the international hall detail: >- Edelweiss, Discover and Ethiopian banks are the long-haul peaks. Domestic T1 is a different building — do not join the T2 queue for a FlyNamibia domestic sector. Confirm your airline’s bag-drop; leftover ‘five scheduled airlines’ on airports.com.na is stale. summary: >- NAC does not print a check-in close. Treat a T2 international departure as a three-hour airport, especially if you still need a visa-on-arrival sticker. category: timing - label: Terminal title: 'T1 domestic, T2 to leave the country' detail: >- There is no airside walk to a third hall because that hall is not built. Hotel on airport is also not live. Paragon ground handling (not leftover Menzies) works the apron. summary: >- Congestion-alleviation rebuild split the campus. International check-in, immigration, security and the Paragon lounge are Terminal 2. category: terminal - label: Food title: Eat landside or buy the lounge detail: >- Cestee (August 2024) maps no grocery supermarket and no public showers in the terminal. Free terminal Wi-Fi is not a thing — leftover ‘Wi-Fi at the duty-free restaurant’ conflicts with traveler reports. The lounge hands out a Wi-Fi code. summary: >- After T2 security you are looking at one restaurant and one café, both expensive and timed to the FIDS. Skyview Bar in arrivals is the landside kitchen. category: food - label: Status title: Paragon is the card lounge; Amushe is leftover detail: >- Walk-in day pass is sold at the door; Paragon does not print a NAD price. Collinson lists showers, luggage storage and golf-cart transfers as paid extras. Do not look for Amushe — that 2016 Menzies lounge is not on today’s PP finder. Do not treat the second-tier T2 tender as open. summary: >- Priority Pass, LoungeKey (WDH2) and DragonPass all sit on Paragon Premium Lounge, 24 hours, three-hour cap, children under 3 free. category: status lounges: - name: Paragon Premium Lounge zone: >- International departures, airside after passport control, ground floor near Gates 1–2 hours: '00:00–23:59 daily (Priority Pass / LoungeKey)' access: - Priority Pass - LoungeKey WDH2 - DragonPass - Amex Platinum via Priority Pass - Walk-in day pass (price unpublished at the door) - Partner airline programmes bestFor: - >- Priority Pass holders on long-haul Discover / Edelweiss / Ethiopian banks - Transit without buying airside restaurant prices - Showers if you will pay the extra summary: >- The only independent lounge at WDH — 60 seats, 24 hours, full buffet, PP 4.2/273. Three-hour cap; showers are listed as paid on LoungeKey even though Paragon markets them as a facility. verdict: worth-it terminal: Terminal 2 amenities: - Showers (Collinson lists as paid extra) - Buffet dining - Bar - Wi-Fi - Flight information - Disabled access - Baby care - Digital card accepted waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Skyview Bar bottled drinks zone: landside price: unpublished till summary: >- Landside bottles and meals before you clear outbound. Cestee maps this as the large public-area bar — not a supermarket. location: >- Arrivals hall public area, Skyview Bar (hot meals, sandwiches and bottled drinks) terminal: Terminal 2 isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: T2 airside restaurant and café zone: airside price: unpublished (traveler-expensive) summary: >- Sealed bottles exist after security. There is no mapped drinking fountain. Do not count on a grocery. location: >- After T2 security in the international hold — one restaurant and one café, hours follow the FIDS terminal: Terminal 2 - kind: free name: Paragon Premium Lounge drinks zone: airside summary: >- Complimentary hot and cold drinks (and a bar) for PP / LoungeKey / DragonPass / walk-in guests. Best quality once you are already inside. location: 'After passport control, ground floor, left-hand side near Gates 1 and 2' terminal: Terminal 2 isBestQuality: true airportistScore: 6.4 slug: wdh region: Africa --- > Markdown for [/airports/wdh](/airports/wdh). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/wdh) - [Lounge directory](/airports/wdh/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) Windhoek, Namibia · Africa Namibia’s high-altitude gateway is easy once you are on the field — two small halls, a 24-hour Priority Pass lounge — but the city is 45 minutes away with no bus, no rail and no Uber, and airside food is two expensive counters. ## Airportist Score **6.4 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 7.2 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 6.4 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 5.8 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 5.2 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.2 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 7.0 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 922,999 (2025, NAC tender passenger-traffic annex) - Terminals: 2 live: Terminal 1 domestic + Terminal 2 international. Third terminal not live. - Typical security: 15 min - On-time: 0% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Safari arrivals who will pre-book a shuttle or rental - Priority Pass / LoungeKey holders on Discover, Edelweiss or Ethiopian banks - Regional hops to Johannesburg and Cape Town ## Watch out for - No Uber or Bolt; no public bus; 45 km to Windhoek - UK/US/Schengen e-visa or VoA since 1 April 2025 - No free public Wi-Fi; airside food is thin - Qatar Airways is not flying here (NAC site leftover) ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/wdh/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/wdh/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/wdh/amenities.md) (free) - [Traveler tips](/airports/wdh/tips.md) (free) - [Water](/airports/wdh/water.md) (free) - [Full guide](/airports/wdh/guide.md) (free) - [Disruptions](/airports/wdh/disruptions.md) (free) - [Reviews](/airports/wdh/reviews.md) (free)