# Potchefstroom Airport (PCF / FAPS)

**Potchefstroom Airport** (IATA: PCF, ICAO: FAPS) is a medium airport in Potchefstroom, North-West, South Africa. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,489 m (4,885 ft).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PCF / FAPS
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Potchefstroom, North-West, South Africa
- Elevation: 1,378 m / 4,520 ft
- Coordinates: -26.6710, 27.0819
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,489 m / 4,885 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20459606
- Weather station: FAPS · WMO 68351
- Ident: FAPS

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 1,489 m / 4,885 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 013° / 193° | yes |
| 15/33 | 1,000 m / 3,281 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass | 135° / 315° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,489 m / 4,885 ft | =7,352 of 29,858 | #680 in Africa | #64 in ZA |
| Elevation | 1,378 m / 4,520 ft | =2,638 of 43,403 | #493 in Africa | #125 in ZA |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =24 in Africa | =13 in ZA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | RDO | 123.000 |

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## 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/faps/data