Airports / South Africa / HDS
Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit
FAHS / HDSHoedspruit, South AfricaELEV 1,801 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
26 nm
To the nearest alternate
Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit, listed as FAHS / HDS, is a mid-sized airport in Hoedspruit, South Africa. The field lies at an elevation of 1,801 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
HDS has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW, 26 nm), Malamala Airport (AAM, 38 nm), and Skukuza Airport (SZK, 46 nm).
Quotes for flights out of HDS vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Hoedspruit Airport and Hoedspruit Air Force Base. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from HDS, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
FAHS
IATA
HDS
FAA / Local
—
Elevation
1,801 ft
Coordinates
24.3619° S · 31.0529° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs South Africa fields
state range 20–5,700 ft
At 1,801 ft, HDS sits lower than 61% of the 62 South Africa fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 26nmPHWHendrik Van Eck AirportPhalaborwa
- 38nmAAMMalamala AirportMalamala
- 46nmSZKSkukuza AirportSkukuza
- 51nmLTATzaneen AirportTzaneen
- 61nmMQPKruger Mpumalanga International AirportMbombela
- 81nmFABRBarberton AirportUmjindi (Barberton)
Location
Open the full mapFAHT · Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit · Hoedspruit, South Africa