AirportsHendrik Van Eck Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Phalaborwa, in Limpopo, South Africa. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PHW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PHW
- ICAO code
- FAPH
- City
- Phalaborwa
- State or region
- Limpopo
- Country
- South Africa
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 23.9372° S, 31.1554° E
- Elevation
- 436 m (1,432 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,369 m (4,491 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PHW means Hendrik Van Eck Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FAPH. 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 23.9372° S, 31.1554° E. It stands 436 metres (1,432 feet) above sea level.
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
Hendrik Van Eck Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,369 metres (4,491 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 22 airports of South Africa on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 21.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 1,369 m 4,491 ft | 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base HoedspruitHoedspruit | HDS | 48 km |
| Skukuza AirportSkukuza | SZK | 122 km |
| Kruger Mpumalanga International AirportMbombela | MQP | 161 km |
| Polokwane International AirportPolokwane | PTG | 173 km |
| Maputo AirportMaputo, Mozambique | MPM | 263 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,632 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,582 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,059 km | 7 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,936 km | 11 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,931 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,866 km | 20 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,331 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,150 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,985 km | 13 h 45 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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