Polokwane International Airport
Polokwane International Airport (IATA: PTG, ICAO: FAPP), 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 opened in 1996 on the site of a former air force base.[3]
Polokwane International Airport Gateway Airports Authority Limited | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Polokwane (Pietersburg), South Africa | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,076 ft / 1,242 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°50′43″S 29°27′31″E | ||||||||||||||
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  PTG Location of Airport in Limpopo  PTG PTG (South Africa)  PTG PTG (Africa) | |||||||||||||||
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Source: WorldAeroData.com[1] | |||||||||||||||
The airport has scheduled flights to Johannesburg, with five flights on weekdays, one flight on Saturday and two on Sunday.[4] It handles approximately 5,000 aircraft and 38,000 passengers per year.[3]
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.[5]
It is not to be confused with the nearby Pietersburg Civil Aerodrome (ICAO: FAPI).
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Airlink[4] | Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo |
References
- "Airport information for FAPP". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006., retrieved 2007-11-16.
- Limpopo Tourism & Parks: Transportation: By Air Archived 2 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Archived 13 April 2014
- Gateway International Airport: History Archived 2008-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Gateway International Airport: Flight Schedule Archived 2008-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Sonjica, Nomahlubi (7 April 2021). "Airlink suspends flights to Polokwane after airport downgrade for safety reasons". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
External links
- Airport information for FAPP at Great Circle Mapper.
- Current weather for FAPP at NOAA/NWS