Airports / South Africa / FAPI
Pietersburg Municipal Airport
FAPIPolokwane, South AfricaELEV 4,354 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
5 nm
To the nearest alternate
Polokwane International Airport (PTG) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Pietersburg Municipal Airport (FAPI) is a mid-sized airport serving Polokwane, South Africa. The field lies at an elevation of 4,354 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
FAPI has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Polokwane International Airport (PTG, 5 nm), Tzaneen Airport (LTA, 47 nm), and Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS, 90 nm).
Quotes for flights out of FAPI vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as PTG. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from FAPI, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
FAPI
IATA
—
FAA / Local
FAPI
Elevation
4,354 ft
Coordinates
23.9261° S · 29.4844° 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 4,354 ft, FAPI sits higher than 73% 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.
- 5nmPTGPolokwane International AirportPolokwane
- 47nmLTATzaneen AirportTzaneen
- 90nmHDSEastgate Airport / Air Force Base HoedspruitHoedspruit
- 92nmPHWHendrik Van Eck AirportPhalaborwa
- 124nmMQPKruger Mpumalanga International AirportMbombela
- 124nmPRYWonderboom AirportPretoria
Location
Open the full mapFAPI · Pietersburg Municipal Airport · Polokwane, South Africa