Airports / South Africa / UTW
Queenstown Airport
FAQT / UTWQueenstown, South AfricaELEV 3,637 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
62 nm
To the nearest alternate
Bisho Airport (BIY).
Overview
Located in Queenstown, South Africa, Queenstown Airport (FAQT / UTW) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 3,637 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into UTW for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Bisho Airport (BIY, 62 nm), King Phalo Airport (ELS, 82 nm), and K. D. Matanzima Airport (UTT, 94 nm).
Charter pricing from UTW depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Queenstown.
Field capability
ICAO
FAQT
IATA
UTW
FAA / Local
FAQT
Elevation
3,637 ft
Coordinates
31.9202° S · 26.8822° 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 3,637 ft, UTW sits higher than 56% 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.
- 62nmBIYBisho AirportBisho
- 82nmELSKing Phalo AirportEast London
- 94nmUTTK. D. Matanzima AirportMthatha
- 136nmJOHPort St Johns AirportPort St Johns
- 140nmPLZChief Dawid Stuurman International AirportGqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
- 152nmMSUMoshoeshoe I International AirportMaseru(Mazenod)
Location
Open the full mapFAQT · Queenstown Airport · Queenstown, South Africa