Polokwane International Airport

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Coordinates: 23°50′43″S 029°27′31″E / -23.84528, 29.45861

Polokwane International Airport
Pietersburg International Airport
Gateway International Airport
IATA: PTG[1] – ICAO: FAPP
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Polokwane (Pietersburg), South Africa
Elevation AMSL 4,076 ft / 1,242 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 8,400 2,560 Asphalt
05/23 7,612 2,320 Asphalt
Source: WorldAeroData.com[2]

Polokwane International Airport or Pietersburg International Airport (IATA: PTG[1], ICAO: FAPP) is an airport serving the city of Polokwane (known as Pietersburg until 2003) in the South African province of Limpopo. Also known as Gateway Airport, it is located 5 km north of the city.[3] The airport opened in 1996 on the site of a former Air Force Base.[4]

The airport has scheduled flights to Johannesburg, with four flights on weekdays, one flight on Saturday and two on Sunday.[5] It handles approximately 5,000 aircraft and 38,000 passengers per year.[4]

Contents

[edit] Airlines

[edit] Scheduled flights

[edit] Charter flights

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c FareCompare: Polokwane destinations
  2. ^ Airport information for FAPP at World Aero Data, retrieved 2007-11-16.
  3. ^ Limpopo Tourism & Parks: Transportation
  4. ^ a b Gateway International Airport: History
  5. ^ a b Gateway International Airport: Flight Schedule

[edit] External links


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