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Potchefstroom Airport
FAPS / PCFPotchefstroom, South AfricaELEV 4,520 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
23 nm
To the nearest alternate
P C Pelser Airport (KXE) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Potchefstroom, South Africa, Potchefstroom Airport (FAPS / PCF) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 4,520 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list PCF as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are P C Pelser Airport (KXE, 23 nm), Vereeniging Airport (FAVV, 48 nm), and Morningside Farm Airport (FAMS, 59 nm).
Trip costs from PCF 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 PCF to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
FAPS
IATA
PCF
FAA / Local
FAPS
Elevation
4,520 ft
Coordinates
26.6710° S · 27.0819° 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
No
Elevation vs South Africa fields
state range 20–5,700 ft
At 4,520 ft, PCF sits higher than 81% 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.
- 23nmKXEP C Pelser AirportKlerksdorp
- 48nmFAVVVereeniging AirportVereeniging
- 59nmFAMSMorningside Farm AirportSilveroaks
- 62nmFARGRustenburg AirportRustenburg
- 63nmQRARand AirportJohannesburg
- 63nmHLALanseria International AirportJohannesburg
Location
Open the full mapFAPS · Potchefstroom Airport · Potchefstroom, South Africa