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Efficient aircraft turnaround and ramp services
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Cleared for Takeoff

Ground Handling that keeps you on Schedule

Walvis Bay Airport Services delivers efficient, safety-driven ground handling, cargo coordination, and aircraft support services at Namibia’s key coastal gateway. From aircraft turnaround and ramp handling to time-sensitive cargo movements and offshore crew logistics, our operations are built for precision, speed, and reliability.

Strategically located alongside the Port of Walvis Bay, we connect air, sea, and inland transport; enabling seamless logistics for regional and global operations across aviation, oil and gas, mining, and specialised charter sectors.


WALVIS BAY WEATHER

what we offer
underwing
  • Attendance / Chocking
  • Water & Toilet Service
  • Baggage Handling
  • Towing, hangar storage
overwing
  • Filing Flightplans
  • Airside overflight and landing permits
equipment
  • Air Starter Unit
  • Ground Power Unit
  • High Loader
  • Boarding Stairs
  • Tractor
ramp
  • Transportation for passengers and crew
  • Aircraft Cleaning
  • Shuttle Services
  • Catering
  • Hotel Bookings
why choose us
Fast turnaround times
We minimise ground time through well-coordinated operations, ensuring aircraft are serviced, prepared, and ready for departure without delay.
Reliable cargo handling capability
From general freight to time-critical and specialised cargo, we ensure secure, controlled handling that keeps shipments moving on schedule.
Flexible services for charter and specialised flights
Whether VIP charters, cargo flights, or project-based operations, our services adapt to your operational needs — not the other way around.
Experienced ground handling personnel
Our personnel are trained, responsive, and operationally focused — ensuring safe handling, clear communication, and consistent service delivery.
Integrated Air–Sea–Land Logistics
We provide a direct link between aviation operations, port activities, and inland transport networks — simplifying complex logistics chains.
Safety-Driven Operations
All activities are conducted in line with strict aviation safety standards, ensuring compliance, risk management, and operational integrity at every stage.
Modern groundhandling equipment
We work closely with operators to understand their requirements and provide practical, timely solutions — not one-size-fits-all services.
Responsive and Client-Focused
Our operations are supported by up-to-date, regularly maintained ground handling equipment, enabling safe aircraft handling, efficient cargo movement, and reduced turnaround times.

request a quote
You are more than welcome to use the form on the right for a quote or to request additional information.

Our office are located at the Walvis Bay International Airport. Use the form to request a quote or submit an enquiry. Our operations team will review your request and respond within 24 hours.

Providing detailed information — such as aircraft type, arrival and departure times, and required services — allows us to prepare an accurate and efficient quote tailored to your operation. If you only require information or have a general enquiry, simply complete the form and we will assist accordingly.

Click on the General Enquiry option if you only want to ask us a question or make some suggestions. If you wish to Request a Price Quote, click on that option and provide as much detail as possble.


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Services Required

Ground Handling Permits (Overflight / Landing) Ramp Services Fuel Coordination Catering Passenger Handling Crew Transport Hotel Accommodation VIP Lounge Cargo Handling Cleaning / Water / Lavatory

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All correspondence from this form is treated as confidential.
If required we will respond to your query within 24 hours.


about us
About
Values


Walvis Bay Airport Services (WBAS) was established in 1998 to provide ground handling support to aircraft making use of the Walvis Bay Airport.Today Walvis Bay Airport Services delivers efficient ground handling, passenger, ramp and cargo coordination at the Walvis Bay International Airport, ensuring fast turnaround and reliable aircraft support.

Ramp Handling Well-maintained ramp handling equipment ensures the smooth transfer of passengers, crew, baggage and cargo. The WBAS staff undergo regular safety, ramp and baggage handling training to ensure that they are well acquainted with the international airport ground handling standards and procedures.

Passenger Services To ensure that passengers are well taken care of, WBAS also assist with check – ins, Customs and Immigration, baggage handling and arranging shuttle services and accommodation.

Certification WBAS also provides parking space in its hangar and has extensive experience in handling various types and sizes of aircraft spanning commercial, passenger, freight, military to research aircraft.

WBAS is CAT 4,5,6,8 & 9 certified by IATA to handle dangerous goods. As part of an ISO 9001 accredited group of companies, WBAS ensures strict control over document flow and regular feedback to customers.

AT WBAS, we firmly believe in providing prompt, quality and hassle-free services consistently. For a free quote or more information please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Walvis Bay Airport Services is part of Manica Group Namibia, and enjoys access to a wide variety of services and products. This ranges from clearing & forwarding, warehousing, launch services, bunkering, transport, lubricants to mention a few. The Manica brand is focussed on providing the highest quality of services and products at affordable rates.

Walvis Bay Airport Services is dedicated to ā€œsimplifying cargo movementā€ by offering integrated ships' agency and marine services. Simplifying cargo movement means being committed, reliable, professional, respectful, fair, result-driven, quality-conscious, and transparent, while fostering a culture of sustainability, safety, and caring for the communities we serve in.

As an ISO-certified company, Walvis Bay Airport Services (wbas) ensures that all Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental (SHEQ) regulations governing logistics activities are strictly applied across all our port operations. Our certifications include ISO 9001: Quality Management Systems, ISO 14001: Environmental Management Systems and ISO 45001: Occupational Health and Safety.
Purpose

Simplified Cargo Movement
Vision

A future focused, agile, reliable cargo specialist.
Values

ME: As individuals, we are committed, reliable, and professional.
WE: In collaboration, we are respectful, appreciative, and fair.
US: For our stakeholders, we are results-driven, quality conscious and transparent.
the walvis bay airport
Overview
Runway
View of Walvis Bay Airport
View of Walvis Bay Airport
View of Walvis Bay Airport
View of Walvis Bay Airport
The Walvis Bay Airport is a second major airport in Namibia and is strategically located in the dunes of the Namib Desert about 15km from the port city of Walvis Bay.

The Airport will give you easy and timely access to the mesmerizing Namibian coastline which also hosts the historic town of Swakopmund as well as the famous dunes in the Namib Desert. The airport operates daily flights to Windhoek, Johannesburg and Cape Town, while enjoying the spectacular scenes of the Namib Desert, the world’s oldest desert.

Walvis Bay Airport is primed to become a leader in cargo handling for marine, coastal and mining activities in the area. Major developments at the airport are setting up to become Namibia’s second international airport during 2016.

Facilities and operators:

  • Airport rescue and fire fighting services
  • One aircraft refuelling agent (Shell Aviation)
  • Three ground handlers
  • Restaurant / Kiosk
  • Hangars
  • Car rentals
  • Gift shop

Recently completed capital projects at this airport include a new fire station and ongoing upgrades of the terminal building.

Contact:

Chrizelda George
Phone: +264 (0) 64 271 100
E-Mail: communications_[at]_airports.com.na

Airport information

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Descritpion
Airport type:
Public
IATA code:
WVB
ICAO code:
FYWB CAT3 Asphalt surface
Runway Width:
60m
Lighting:
No night flood lights
radio frequency
APP:
122.5 MHz
TWR:
122.5 MHz runway
Elevation AMSL:
299 ft / 91 m
Magnetic variation:
14.289°W
Location
15km east from Walvis Bay.
operating hours
Summer:
0600-1500 UTC Mon-Sun
Winter:
0700-1600 UTC Mon-Sun
Conditions
No take-offs or landings are allowed outside operating hours.

Runway information

Item
Descritpion
GPS:
Located at 22.9770° South, 14.6416° East (Walvis Bay area)
Category:
4
Runway Length:
3,440m
Runway Width:
60m
Fire Fighting Category:
Cat6
Fuel information:
The NAC have contracted the following service providers for efficient supply of fuel to the airlines at Walvis Bay Airport: Jet A1 Fuel, AV Gas by Southern Energy Company (Pty) Ltd (SEC).





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We welcome your questions, suggestions, contributions or input. If you have any queries about our company, our services and of course about cargo handling please feel free to use the General Enquiry form. Your query and data are protected and remain confidential at all times.

Walvis Bay (Head Office)
Walvis Bay International Airport
P.O. Box 4, Walvis Bay, Namibia
+264 64 204 878
admin_[at]_wbas.com.na

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PRIVACY POLICY

Effective date: 2020-07-01

1. Introduction

Welcome to Walvis Bay Airport Services.

Walvis Bay Airport Services (ā€œusā€, ā€œweā€, or ā€œourā€) operates www.wbas.com.na (hereinafter referred to as ā€œServiceā€).

Our Privacy Policy governs your visit to www.wbas.com.na, and explains how we collect, safeguard and disclose information that results from your use of our Service. We use your data to provide and improve Service. By using Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, the terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions.

Our Terms and Conditions (ā€œTermsā€) govern all use of our Service and together with the Privacy Policy constitutes your agreement with us (ā€œagreementā€).

2. Definitions

SERVICE means the www.wbas.com.na website operated by Walvis Bay Airport Services.

PERSONAL DATA means data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).

USAGE DATA is data collected automatically either generated by the use of Service or from Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

COOKIES are small files stored on your device (computer or mobile device).

DATA CONTROLLER means a natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal data are, or are to be, processed. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of your data.

DATA PROCESSORS (OR SERVICE PROVIDERS) means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller. We may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively.

DATA SUBJECT is any living individual who is the subject of Personal Data.

THE USER is the individual using our Service. The User corresponds to the Data Subject, who is the subject of Personal Data.

3. Information Collection and Use

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you. While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (ā€œPersonal Dataā€). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
Email address, First name and last name, Phone number, Address, Country, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City

4. Cookies and Usage Data

We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link. We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access Service by or through any device (ā€œUsage Dataā€). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When you access Service with a device, this Usage Data may include information such as the type of device you use, your device unique ID, the IP address of your device, your device operating system, the type of Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

5. Location Data

We may use and store information about your location if you give us permission to do so (ā€œLocation Dataā€). We use this data to provide features of our Service, to improve and customize our Service.

You can enable or disable location services when you use our Service at any time by way of your device settings.

Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies are also used such as beacons, tags and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

6. Other Data

While using our Service, we may also collect the following information: sex, age, date of birth, place of birth, passport details, citizenship, registration at place of residence and actual address, telephone number (work, mobile), details of documents on education, qualification, professional training, employment agreements, office location and other data.

Walvis Bay Airport Services uses the collected data for various purposes:

0.1. to provide and maintain our Service;

0.2. to notify you about changes to our Service;

0.3. to allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so;

0.4. to provide customer support;

0.5. to gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service;

0.6. to monitor the usage of our Service;

0.7. to detect, prevent and address technical issues;

0.8. to fulfil any other purpose for which you provide it;

0.9. to carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection;

0.10. to provide you with notices about your account and/or subscription, including expiration and renewal notices, email-instructions, etc.;

0.11. to provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information;

0.12. in any other way we may describe when you provide the information;

0.13. for any other purpose with your consent.

7. Retention of Data

We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies. We will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

8. Transfer of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to - and maintained on - computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction. If you are located outside Namibia and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to Namibia and process it there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer. Walvis Bay Airport Services will take all the steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organisation or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

9. Disclosure of Data

We may disclose personal information that we collect, or you provide:

0.1. Disclosure for Law Enforcement.

Under certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

0.2. Business Transaction.

If we or our subsidiaries are involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred.

0.3. Other cases. We may disclose your information also:

0.3.1. to our subsidiaries and affiliates;

0.3.2. to contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business;

0.3.3. to fulfill the purpose for which you provide it;

0.3.4. for the purpose of including your company's logo on our website;

0.3.5. for any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information;

0.3.6. with your consent in any other cases;

0.3.7. if we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company, our customers, or others.

9. Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. Your Data Protection Rights Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If you are a resident of the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights, covered by GDPR. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data. If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please email us at pr_[at]_manica.com.na.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

0.1. the right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you;

0.2. the right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete;

0.3. the right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data;

0.4. the right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information;

0.5. the right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of your Personal Data in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format;

0.6. the right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where we rely on your consent to process your personal information;

Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests. Please note, we may not able to provide Service without some necessary data. You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).

10. Service Providers

We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (ā€œService Providersā€), provide Service on our behalf, perform Service-related services or assist us in analysing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

11. Analytics

We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.

12. Payments

We may provide paid products and/or services within Service. In that case, we use third-party services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors).

We will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information.

13. Links to Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

14. Children's Privacy

Our Services are not intended for use by children under the age of 18 (ā€œChildā€ or ā€œChildrenā€).

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from Children under 18. If you become aware that a Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from Children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update ā€œeffective dateā€ at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

16. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email: pr_[at]_manica.com.na.