Josiah Tungamirai Air Force Base
| Josiah Tungamirai Air Force Base | |||||||||
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| Gweru, Midlands Province in Zimbabwe | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Zimbabwe Defence Forces | ||||||||
| Operator | Air Force of Zimbabwe | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
Gweru-Thornhill AFB Location within Zimbabwe | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°26′11″S 29°51′43″E / 19.43639°S 29.86194°E | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1941 | ||||||||
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| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: GWE, ICAO: FVTL | ||||||||
| Elevation | 4,680 metres (15,354 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Sources: World Aero Data GCM | |||||||||
Josiah Tungamirai Air Force Base (IATA: GWE, ICAO: FVTL), 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.