Gweru-Thornhill Air Base
Josiah Tungamirai Air Force Base, formerly known as Thornhill Air Force Base, is one of the two main air bases of the Air Force of Zimbabwe located near the central city of Gweru.- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in Zimbabwe
- Also known as: “FVTL”, “GWE”, “Gweru-thornhill hava alanı”, “Josiah Tungamirai Air Force Base”, “Thornhill Airbase”, and “グウェル・ソーンヒル空軍基地”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gweru.
Gweru
Gweru, historically known as Gwelo, is the capital city of Zimbabwe's Midlands Province.Gweru-Thornhill Air Base
- Categories: airbase, military installation, and transport
- Location: Midlands Province, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-19.43927° or 19° 26′ 21″ south
Longitude
29.86119° or 29° 51′ 40″ east
Elevation
1,426 metres (4,678 feet)
IATA airport code
GWE
ICAO airport code
FVTL
Open location code
5GGFHV66+7F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
OpenStreetMap feature
military=airfield
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Gweru-Thornhill Air Base” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gweru-Thornhill Air Base”
- French: “Base aérienne Josiah Tungamirai”
- Japanese: “グウェル＝トロンヒル空軍基地”
- Kinyarwanda: “Ibirindiro by’indege bya Gweru-Thornhill Air Base”
- Malay: “Pangkalan Udara Thornhill”
- Malay: “Pengkalan Udara Thornhill”
- Polish: “Port lotniczy Thornhill”
- Turkish: “Gweru-Thornhill Hava Alanı”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Southdown and Mtapa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: AFM in Zimbabwe Midlands South and Windsor Park Church of Christ.
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