Airports / South Africa / PTG
Polokwane International Airport
FAPP / PTGPolokwane, South AfricaELEV 4,076 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
5 nm
To the nearest alternate
Pietersburg Municipal Airport (FAPI) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Polokwane International Airport, listed as FAPP / PTG, is a large commercial airport in Polokwane, South Africa. Field elevation is 4,076 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list PTG as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Pietersburg Municipal Airport (FAPI, 5 nm), Tzaneen Airport (LTA, 48 nm), and Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS, 93 nm).
Trip costs from PTG are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as FAPB and AFB Pietersburg. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from PTG to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
FAPP
IATA
PTG
FAA / Local
FAPP
Elevation
4,076 ft
Coordinates
23.8453° S · 29.4586° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs South Africa fields
state range 20–5,700 ft
At 4,076 ft, PTG sits higher than 66% 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.
- 5nmFAPIPietersburg Municipal AirportPolokwane
- 48nmLTATzaneen AirportTzaneen
- 93nmHDSEastgate Airport / Air Force Base HoedspruitHoedspruit
- 93nmPHWHendrik Van Eck AirportPhalaborwa
- 128nmPRYWonderboom AirportPretoria
- 128nmAAMMalamala AirportMalamala
Location
Open the full mapFAPP · Polokwane International Airport · Polokwane, South Africa