Polokwane International Airport
| Polokwane International Airport Gateway International Airport |
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IATA: PTG – ICAO: FAPP
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Serves | Polokwane (Pietersburg), South Africa | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,076 ft / 1,242 m | ||
| Coordinates | 23°50′43″S 029°27′31″E / 23.84528°S 29.45861°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 01/19 | 8,400 | 2,560 | Asphalt |
| 05/23 | 7,612 | 2,320 | Asphalt |
| Source: WorldAeroData.com[1] | |||
Polokwane International Airport, formerly known as Pietersburg International Airport or Gateway International Airport (IATA: PTG, ICAO: FAPP), is an airport serving the city of Polokwane (known until 2005 as Pietersburg) in the South African province of Limpopo. The airport is located 5 km north of the city.[2] It opened in 1996 on the site of a former air force base.[3]
The airport has scheduled flights to Johannesburg, with four flights on weekdays, one flight on Saturday and two on Sunday.[4] It handles approximately 5,000 aircraft and 38,000 passengers per year.[3]
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[edit] Airlines
[edit] Scheduled flights
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Airlink | Johannesburg [4] |
[edit] References
- ^ Airport information for FAPP at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006., retrieved 2007-11-16.
- ^ Limpopo Tourism & Parks: Transportation: By Air
- ^ a b Gateway International Airport: History
- ^ a b Gateway International Airport: Flight Schedule
[edit] External links
- Airport information for FAPP at Great Circle Mapper.
- Current weather for FAPP at NOAA/NWS
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