Hendrik Van Eck Airport Explained

Phalaborwa Airport
Nativename:Phalaborwa Airport
Iata:PHW
Icao:FAPH
Type:Public
City-Served:Phalaborwa, South Africa
Elevation-F:1,432
Elevation-M:436
Coordinates:-23.9367°N 40.3°W
Pushpin Map:South Africa Limpopo
Pushpin Label:PHW
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Limpopo
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:01/19
R1-Length-M:1,373
R1-Length-F:4,505
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Sources: South African AIP,[1] DAFIF[2]

Phalaborwa Airport is an airport serving Phalaborwa,[3] a town in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It was previously known as Hendrik van Eck Airport, 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 1432feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 01/19 with an asphalt surface measuring 1373mx18mm (4,505feetx59feetm).

Airlines and destinations

Airlink ceased flights to and from Phalaborwa Airport on 10 June 2020.[4] As such, the airport no longer serves any commercial flights. Only charter flights are operated into and out of the airport.

References

  1. Web site: FAPH: Phalaborwa (H. Van Eck) Aerodrome . . . 8 July 2004 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081203075215/http://www.caa.co.za/resource%20center/Charts/AERONAUTICAL%20CHARTS/P/FAPH_PHALABORWA/AD_01/FAPH_AERODROME%20CHART_AD-01%2008JUL2004.pdf . 3 December 2008 .
  2. from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  3. Web site: PHW / FAPH - Hendrik Van Eck, Phalaborwa . 14 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711010126/http://data.flight24.com/airports/phw/ . 11 July 2011 . dead .
  4. Web site: Discover Phalaborwa . Airlink . 20 June 2023.