Airports / South Africa / LTA
Tzaneen Airport
FATZ / LTATzaneen, South AfricaELEV 1,914 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
46 nm
To the nearest alternate
Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Tzaneen Airport (FATZ / LTA) sits in Tzaneen, South Africa, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 1,914 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list LTA as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW, 46 nm), Pietersburg Municipal Airport (FAPI, 47 nm), and Polokwane International Airport (PTG, 48 nm).
Trip costs from LTA 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 LTA to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
FATZ
IATA
LTA
FAA / Local
FATZ
Elevation
1,914 ft
Coordinates
23.8244° S · 30.3293° 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 1,914 ft, LTA sits lower than 60% 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.
- 46nmPHWHendrik Van Eck AirportPhalaborwa
- 47nmFAPIPietersburg Municipal AirportPolokwane
- 48nmPTGPolokwane International AirportPolokwane
- 51nmHDSEastgate Airport / Air Force Base HoedspruitHoedspruit
- 89nmAAMMalamala AirportMalamala
- 97nmSZKSkukuza AirportSkukuza
Location
Open the full mapFATZ · Tzaneen Airport · Tzaneen, South Africa