Air Force Base Hoedspruit

Air Force Base Hoedspruit
Summary
Airport typeMilitary and civil
OwnerDepartment of Defence
OperatorSouth African Air Force
LocationHoedspruit, Limpopo, South Africa
Elevation AMSL531 m / 1,742 ft
Coordinates24°21′17″S 31°03′01″E / 24.35472°S 31.05028°E / -24.35472; 31.05028
Websitewww.eastgateairport.co.za
Map
FAHS is located in Limpopo
FAHS
FAHS
Location in Limpopo
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,115 6,939 Asphalt
18/36 3,991 13,094 Asphalt
Statistics (2008-2009)
Passengers57 000
Sources: WAD,[1] GCM,[2] STV[3]

Air Force Base Hoedspruit (IATA: HDS, ICAO: FAHS) is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is located adjacent to the Kruger National Park. In the late 1990s an unused portion of the base was converted into a civilian airport known as Eastgate Airport. It was also an emergency landing site for the Space Shuttle.[4]

  1. ^ "Airport information for FAHS". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
  2. ^ Airport information for FAHS at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ Airport information for AFB Hoedspruit at Transport Search website.
  4. ^ "Space Shuttle Emergency Landing Sites". globalsecurity.org.