AirportsPietermaritzburg Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Pietermaritzburg, in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PZB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PZB
- ICAO code
- FAPM
- City
- Pietermaritzburg
- State or region
- Kwazulu-Natal
- Country
- South Africa
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 29.6490° S, 30.3987° E
- Elevation
- 739 m (2,423 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,537 m (5,043 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PZB means Pietermaritzburg Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FAPM. 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 29.6490° S, 30.3987° E. It stands 739 metres (2,423 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
Pietermaritzburg Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,537 metres (5,043 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 22 airports of South Africa on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 19.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 1,537 m 5,043 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 |
|---|---|---|
| King Shaka International AirportDurban | DUR | 70 km |
| Margate AirportMargate | MGH | 134 km |
| Richards Bay AirportRichards Bay | RCB | 193 km |
| K. D. Matanzima AirportMthatha | UTT | 268 km |
| Moshoeshoe I International AirportMaseru(Mazenod), Lesotho | MSU | 276 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,152 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,076 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,660 km | 8 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,512 km | 12 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,224 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 17,040 km | 21 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,505 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,509 km | 16 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,599 km | 13 h 15 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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