AirportsUpington Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Upington, in Northern Cape, South Africa. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is UTN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- UTN
- ICAO code
- FAUP
- City
- Upington
- State or region
- Northern Cape
- Country
- South Africa
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 28.4002° S, 21.2636° E
- Elevation
- 848 m (2,782 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 4,900 m (16,076 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, UTN means Upington Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FAUP. 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 28.4002° S, 21.2636° E. It stands 848 metres (2,782 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
Upington Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 4,900 metres (16,076 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 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 4,900 m 16,076 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 01/19 | 2,438 m 7,998 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 08/26 | 834 m 2,736 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sishen AirportSishen | SIS | 190 km |
| Kimberley AirportKimberley | KIM | 345 km |
| Oranjemund AirportOranjemund, Namibia | OMD | 471 km |
| Bram Fischer International AirportBloemfontein | BFN | 497 km |
| George Dick Montshioa AirportMafeking | MBD | 513 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,682 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,656 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,992 km | 8 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,132 km | 11 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,412 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,154 km | 20 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,369 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,254 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,307 km | 14 h 05 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.