Hendrik Van Eck Airport

Phalaborwa Airport

Phalaborwa Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesPhalaborwa, South Africa
Elevation AMSL1,432 ft / 436 m
Coordinates23°56.2′S 031°09.3′E / 23.9367°S 31.1550°E / -23.9367; 31.1550
Map
PHW is located in Limpopo
PHW
PHW
Location in Limpopo
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 1,373 4,505 Asphalt
Sources: South African AIP,[1] DAFIF[2][3]

Phalaborwa Airport (IATA: PHW, ICAO: FAPH) is an airport serving Phalaborwa,[1][4] a town in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It was previously known as Hendrik van Eck Airport,[2] named after the South African engineer and industrialist who died in 1970. The airport borders the Kruger National Park.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 1,432 feet (436 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 01/19 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,373 by 18 metres (4,505 ft × 59 ft).[2]

Airlines and destinations

Airlink ceased flights to and from Phalaborwa Airport on 10 June 2020.[5] As such, the airport no longer serves any commercial flights. Only charter flights are operated into and out of the airport.

References

  1. ^ a b "FAPH: Phalaborwa (H. Van Eck) Aerodrome" (PDF). South African Civil Aviation Authority. 8 July 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2008.
  2. ^ a b c Airport information for FAPH[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  3. ^ Airport information for PHW at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  4. ^ "PHW / FAPH - Hendrik Van Eck, Phalaborwa". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  5. ^ "Discover Phalaborwa". Airlink. Retrieved 20 June 2023.


Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This article about an airport in South Africa is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.