# Kroonstad Airport (FAKS)

**Kroonstad Airport** (ICAO: FAKS) is a small airport in Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa. It has 3 runways; the longest is 1,775 m (5,824 ft).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / FAKS
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa
- Elevation: 1,433 m / 4,700 ft
- Coordinates: -27.6606, 27.3158
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 1,775 m / 5,824 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kroonstad_Airport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6439004
- Ident: FAKS

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 1,775 m / 5,824 ft | 14 m / 46 ft | Asphalt | 054° / 234° | yes |
| 12/30 | 1,200 m / 3,937 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass | 104° / 284° |  |
| 03/21 | 900 m / 2,953 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass | 008° / 188° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,775 m / 5,824 ft | #5,008 of 29,858 | #544 in Africa | #35 in ZA |
| Elevation | 1,433 m / 4,700 ft | =2,438 of 43,403 | =430 in Africa | =111 in ZA |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =6 in Africa | =4 in ZA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RDO | RDO | 122.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [ZA-0019](https://dromopedia.com/airports/za-0019.md) Braehead Airport · 6.5 km / 4.1 mi
- [FAFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fafu.md) Fraaiuitzicht Airport · 39 km / 24 mi
- [ZA-0003](https://dromopedia.com/airports/za-0003.md) Koppies Airport · 51 km / 32 mi
- [FAVI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/favi.md) Von Abo's Villa Airport · 63 km / 39 mi
- [FAHA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faha.md) Harmony Airport · 64 km / 40 mi
- [ZA-0022](https://dromopedia.com/airports/za-0022.md) Appleby Airport · 65 km / 41 mi

## Sources

- [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/faks/data