Polokwane International Airport
| Polokwane International Airport Gateway International Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| IATA: PTG – ICAO: FAPP | |||||||||||||||
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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 / 23.84528°S 29.45861°E | ||||||||||||||
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  PTG Location of Airport in Limpopo | |||||||||||||||
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Source: WorldAeroData.com[1] | |||||||||||||||
Polokwane International Airport, formerly known as Pietersburg International Airport or Gateway 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]
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]
Airlines
Scheduled flights
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Airlink | Johannesburg-OR Tambo [4] |
References
- ↑ Airport information for FAPP at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006., retrieved 2007-11-16.
- ↑ Limpopo Tourism & Parks: Transportation: By Air, Archived 13 April 2014
- 1 2 Gateway International Airport: History
- 1 2 Gateway International Airport: Flight Schedule
External links
- Airport information for FAPP at Great Circle Mapper.
- Current weather for FAPP at NOAA/NWS
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