AirportsSkukuza Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Skukuza, in Mpumalanga, South Africa. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SZK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SZK
- ICAO code
- FASZ
- City
- Skukuza
- State or region
- Mpumalanga
- Country
- South Africa
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 24.9609° S, 31.5886° E
- Elevation
- 311 m (1,020 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,550 m (5,085 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SZK means Skukuza Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FASZ. 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 24.9609° S, 31.5886° E. It stands 311 metres (1,020 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Ressano Garcia, about 67 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
Skukuza Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,550 metres (5,085 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 18.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,550 m 5,085 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kruger Mpumalanga International AirportMbombela | MQP | 68 km |
| Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base HoedspruitHoedspruit | HDS | 86 km |
| Hendrik Van Eck AirportPhalaborwa | PHW | 122 km |
| Maputo AirportMaputo, Mozambique | MPM | 145 km |
| King Mswati III International AirportMpaka, Eswatini | SHO | 156 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,686 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,629 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,141 km | 7 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,058 km | 11 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,033 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,956 km | 20 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,305 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,166 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,875 km | 13 h 35 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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