Polokwane International Airport

Polokwane International Airport (IATA: PTG, ICAO: FAPP), is an airport serving the city of Polokwane (known until 2005 as Pietersburg) in the South African province of Limpopo. The airport is located 5 km north of the city.[2] It opened in March 1996[3] on the site of a former air force base[4][5] (which had the ICAO code FAPB[6]). It was formerly known as "Gateway International Airport".[4][7] It is owned by Gateway Airports Authority Limited, owned by the Limpopo Provincial Government to manage all public airports in Limpopo.[8]

Polokwane International Airport

Gateway Airports Authority Limited
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesPolokwane (Pietersburg), South Africa
Elevation AMSL4,076 ft / 1,242 m
Coordinates23°50′43″S 29°27′31″E
Map
PTG
Location of Airport in Limpopo
PTG
PTG (South Africa)
PTG
PTG (Africa)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 8,400 2,560 Asphalt
05/23 7,612 2,320 Asphalt
Source: WorldAeroData.com[1]

The airport has scheduled flights to Johannesburg, with five flights on weekdays, one flight on Saturday and two on Sunday.[9] As of 2008, it handled approximately 5,000 aircraft and 38,000 passengers per year.[4]

In April 2021 the South African Civil Aviation Authority downgraded the airport's license category due to inadequate provision of safety services for scheduled commercial flights. Consequently Airlink suspended their flights.[10]

It is not to be confused with the nearby Pietersburg Civil Aerodrome (ICAO: FAPI).

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Airlink[9] Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo

References
  1. "Airport information for FAPP". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006., retrieved 2007-11-16.
  2. Limpopo Tourism & Parks: Transportation: By Air Archived 2 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Archived 13 April 2014
  3. https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/South_Africa_Mineral_Mining_Sector_Inves/hs2yDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Gateway+International+Airport%22+pietersburg+1996&pg=PA46&printsec=frontcover
  4. Gateway International Airport: History Archived 2008-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  5. https://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/bases/21/air-force-base-pietersburg
  6. https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/International_Flight_Information_Manual/9SUkY-ZSw8QC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=fapb+pietersburg&pg=PA33&printsec=frontcover
  7. https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/South_Africa_Yearbook/oMtzAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22Gateway+International+Airport%22+pietersburg+1996&dq=%22Gateway+International+Airport%22+pietersburg+1996&printsec=frontcover
  8. "Gateway Airports Authority Limited (GAAL) - About". www.gaal.co.za. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  9. Gateway International Airport: Flight Schedule Archived 2008-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Sonjica, Nomahlubi (7 April 2021). "Airlink suspends flights to Polokwane after airport downgrade for safety reasons". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 7 April 2021.


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