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.- Aerodrome
- …lies at an elevation of 1,426 metres (4,678 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code GWE
- …has the ICAO airport code FVTL
- Description: airport in Zimbabwe
- Also known as“FVTL”“GWE”“Josiah Tungamirai Air Force Base”“Thornhill Airbase”
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
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Latitude
-19.43927° or 19° 26′ 21″ south
Longitude
29.86119° or 29° 51′ 40″ east
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.
Gweru-Thornhill Air BaseCebuano
FVTLIndonesian
GWEIndonesian
グウェル・ソーンヒル空軍基地Japanese
グウェル＝トロンヒル空軍基地Japanese
Ibirindiro by’indege bya Gweru-Thornhill Air BaseKinyarwanda
Pangkalan Udara ThornhillMalay
Pengkalan Udara ThornhillMalay
Port lotniczy ThornhillPolish
Gweru-thornhill hava alanıTurkish
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