AirportsPolokwane International Airport is a large airport serving Polokwane, in Limpopo, South Africa. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PTG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PTG
- ICAO code
- FAPP
- City
- Polokwane
- State or region
- Limpopo
- Country
- South Africa
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 23.8453° S, 29.4586° E
- Elevation
- 1,242 m (4,076 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,560 m (8,400 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PTG means Polokwane International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FAPP. 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 23.8453° S, 29.4586° E. It stands 1,242 metres (4,076 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
Polokwane International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,560 metres (8,400 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 22 airports of South Africa on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 11.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,560 m 8,400 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| 05/23 | 2,320 m 7,612 ft | 45 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 | 172 km |
| Hendrik Van Eck AirportPhalaborwa | PHW | 173 km |
| Kruger Mpumalanga International AirportMbombela | MQP | 239 km |
| Skukuza AirportSkukuza | SZK | 249 km |
| Lanseria International AirportJohannesburg | HLA | 279 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,742 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,703 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,131 km | 7 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,870 km | 11 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,785 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,708 km | 20 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,501 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,296 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,116 km | 13 h 55 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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