Polokwane International Airport

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Polokwane International Airport

Polokwane Internasionale Lughawe
Summary
Airport typePublic
Serves Polokwane (Pietersburg), South Africa
Elevation  AMSL 4,076 ft / 1,242 m
Coordinates 23°50′43″S29°27′31″E / 23.84528°S 29.45861°E / -23.84528; 29.45861
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Location of Airport in Limpopo
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Polokwane International Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
01/198,4002,560 Asphalt
05/237,6122,320Asphalt
Source: WorldAeroData.com [1]
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Polokwane International Airport( IATA : PTG, ICAO : FAPP) (Afrikaans : Polokwane Internasionale Lughawe), is an airport serving the city of Polokwane (known until 2005 as Pietersburg) in the South African province of Limpopo. The airport is located 5 km north of the city. [2] It is not to be confused with the nearby Pietersburg Civil Aerodrome ( ICAO : FAPI).

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Overview

It opened in March 1996 [3] on the site of a former air force base [4] [5] (which had the ICAO code FAPB [6] ). It was formerly known as "Gateway International Airport". [4] [7] It is owned by Gateway Airports Authority Limited, owned by the Limpopo Provincial Government to manage all public airports in Limpopo. [8]

In April 2021 the South African Civil Aviation Authority downgraded the airport's license category due to inadequate provision of safety services for scheduled commercial flights. Consequently Airlink suspended their flights. [9] The airport has scheduled flights to Johannesburg, with five flights on weekdays, one flight on Saturday and two on Sunday. [10] As of 2010, it handled approximately 8,000 aircraft and 58,700 passengers per year. [4]

Polokwane International Airport is back in full operation. Since March 2023, the Airport has three flights a day during weekdays and two over the weekend between Polokwane and Johannesburg.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Airlink [10] Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo

References

  1. ↑ "Airport information for FAPP". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Data current as of October 2006., retrieved 2007-11-16.
  2. ↑ Limpopo Tourism & Parks: Transportation: By Air Archived 2 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine , Archived 13 April 2014
  3. ↑ South Africa Mineral, Mining Sector Investment and Business Guide Volume 1 Strategic Information and Regulations. Lulu.com. 7 February 2007. ISBN   9781433045585.
  4. 1 2 3 Gateway International Airport: History Archived 2008-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "The South African Air Force".
  6. ↑ International Flight Information Manual. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration. 1960.
  7. ↑ South Africa Yearbook. South African Communication Service. 1999. ISBN   9780797037847.
  8. ↑ "Gateway Airports Authority Limited (GAAL) - About". www.gaal.co.za. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  9. ↑ Sonjica, Nomahlubi (7 April 2021). "Airlink suspends flights to Polokwane after airport downgrade for safety reasons". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  10. 1 2 Gateway International Airport: Flight Schedule Archived 2008-07-14 at the Wayback Machine


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