Airports / South Africa / PHW
Hendrik Van Eck Airport
FAPH / PHWPhalaborwa, South AfricaELEV 1,432 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
26 nm
To the nearest alternate
Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Hendrik Van Eck Airport, listed as FAPH / PHW, is a mid-sized airport in Phalaborwa, South Africa. Field elevation is 1,432 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list PHW as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS, 26 nm), Tzaneen Airport (LTA, 46 nm), and Malamala Airport (AAM, 57 nm).
Trip costs from PHW are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from PHW to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
FAPH
IATA
PHW
FAA / Local
FAPH
Elevation
1,432 ft
Coordinates
23.9372° S · 31.1554° 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 1,432 ft, PHW sits lower than 65% 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.
- 26nmHDSEastgate Airport / Air Force Base HoedspruitHoedspruit
- 46nmLTATzaneen AirportTzaneen
- 57nmAAMMalamala AirportMalamala
- 66nmSZKSkukuza AirportSkukuza
- 87nmMQPKruger Mpumalanga International AirportMbombela
- 92nmFAPIPietersburg Municipal AirportPolokwane
Location
Open the full mapFAPH · Hendrik Van Eck Airport · Phalaborwa, South Africa