[23] In August 2017 Air Namibia was granted 5th freedom rights to operate cargo and traffic between Windhoek, Lagos, Nigeria and Accra, Ghana.

[29] FlyWestair, a subsidiary of privately owned Westair Aviation introduced scheduled passenger flights between Windhoek and Cape Town from early March 2022.

[31] On 10 January 2018, the Namibian Civil Aviation Authority launched the implementation of Africa's first centralised aeronautical database.

This technology (Africa-Aeronautical Database or A-CAD), will allow flight planners the option of operating at the press of a button by using various mobile devices and follows the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

[32] Kenya Airways in May 2021 signed an interline agreement with South African airline, Airlink, to connect passengers from Nairobi via Johannesburg and Cape Town to Windhoek.

[38]South African Airways resumed its post-Covid operation between Johannesburg and Windhoek with daily doubles in December 2022.

[40] In late 2024 Air Botswana widens its regional capacity with flights to Windhoek from three of its main centers, Gaborone, Maun and Kasane.

[41] Though there are few services available near the field, the Sungate Namibia Business Park is being constructed just outside the airport, which will include car rental facilities, airline catering, a truck stop and bureau de change.

[42] Improvements to the terminal building have been the recently refurbished duty free restaurant, TAX refund facilities and public (short and long term)[43] parking area.

The NAC envisages a newly constructed terminal building that would include separate VIP check-in/ ancillary facilities.

[50][51] In May 2018 a spokesperson for Namibia Airports Company announced that the arrivals- and check-in hall, the luggage handling area, the security screening point will be temporarily improved.

This N$250 million project targets to double the handling capacity to accommodate increased passenger numbers up until 2030.