Airline, no longer flying
Airlines / Namibia
Air Namibia was an airline from Namibia, founded in 1946, that stopped flying in 2021. Its codes were SW (IATA) and NMB (ICAO), and its radio callsign was “NAMIBIA”.
Lifeline
- Air Namibia 1946–2021
What the codes mean
The two-character IATA code is the one on tickets, boarding passes and flight numbers (SW 123). The three-letter ICAO code is used in flight plans and by air traffic control. The radio callsign is what pilots and controllers say on the radio: a flight filed as NMB123 is called “NAMIBIA one two three”.
Airports in Namibia
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