# P C Pelser Airport (KXE / FAKD)

**P C Pelser Airport** (IATA: KXE, ICAO: FAKD) is a medium airport in Klerksdorp, North-West, South Africa. It has 3 runways; the longest is 1,500 m (4,921 ft).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fakd

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KXE / FAKD
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Klerksdorp, North-West, South Africa
- Elevation: 1,355 m / 4,444 ft
- Coordinates: -26.8711, 26.7180
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 1,500 m / 4,921 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klerksdorp_Airport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20460447
- Weather station: FAPS · WMO 68351
- Ident: FAKD

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 1,500 m / 4,921 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Asphalt | 166° / 346° | yes |
| 15/33 | 1,000 m / 3,281 ft | 25 m / 82 ft | Grass | 133° / 313° |  |
| 05/23 | 900 m / 2,953 ft | 25 m / 82 ft | Grass | 031° / 211° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,500 m / 4,921 ft | =6,995 of 29,858 | =644 in Africa | =54 in ZA |
| Elevation | 1,355 m / 4,444 ft | =2,761 of 43,403 | #528 in Africa | #135 in ZA |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =6 in Africa | =4 in ZA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RDO | RDO | 123.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [PCF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faps.md) Potchefstroom Airport · 42 km / 26 mi
- [FAVV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/favv.md) Vereeniging Airport · 128 km / 80 mi
- [FAMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fams.md) Morningside Farm Airport · 131 km / 81 mi
- [FARG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/farg.md) Rustenburg Airport · 147 km / 91 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fakd/data