AirportsEastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit is a medium-sized airport serving Hoedspruit, in Limpopo, South Africa. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HDS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HDS
- ICAO code
- FAHS
- City
- Hoedspruit
- State or region
- Limpopo
- Country
- South Africa
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 24.3619° S, 31.0529° E
- Elevation
- 549 m (1,801 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,991 m (13,094 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HDS means Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FAHS. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 24.3619° S, 31.0529° E. It stands 549 metres (1,801 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Phalaborwa, about 47 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Johannesburg, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,991 metres (13,094 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 22 airports of South Africa on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,991 m 13,094 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 09/27 | 2,115 m 6,939 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hendrik Van Eck AirportPhalaborwa | PHW | 48 km |
| Skukuza AirportSkukuza | SZK | 86 km |
| Kruger Mpumalanga International AirportMbombela | MQP | 114 km |
| Polokwane International AirportPolokwane | PTG | 172 km |
| Maputo AirportMaputo, Mozambique | MPM | 231 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,673 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,622 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,106 km | 7 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,977 km | 11 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,950 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,878 km | 20 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,349 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,182 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,960 km | 13 h 40 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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