Pilanesberg International Airport is an
airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial Aviation, air transport. They usually consist of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surf ...
serving
Sun City in the
North West province of
South Africa
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. It is located adjacent to the
Pilanesberg National Park
The Pilanesberg National Park is located north of Rustenburg in the North West Province of South Africa. The park borders on the Sun City entertainment complex. It is administered by the North West Parks and Tourism Board.
The area lies in ...
.
Facilities
The airport resides at an
elevation
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of above
mean sea level
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. It has one
runway
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designated 05/23 with an
asphalt
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* Bitumen, also known as "liquid asphalt cement" or simply "asphalt", a viscous form of petroleum mainly used as a binder in asphalt concrete
* Asphalt concrete, a mixture of bitumen with coarse and fine aggregates, u ...
surface measuring .
Communication
The Communication Frequency for Pilanesberg International Airport is 118.40 MHz.
Runway lights can be activated by making 3-7 clicks on 118.40 MHz.
[AVIMAP Frequency Chart September 2011]
AVIMAP Frequency Chart
link retrieved 23 December 2011
The control tower can be contacted on +27 (0)14 55 22154.
Nearby airports
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Lanseria International Airport
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Rustenburg Airfield
See also
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Pilanesberg
The Pilanesberg (formerly Pilandsberg) is a mountain in the North West Province, South Africa, North West Province, South Africa. The mountain is an ancient volcanic structure, circular in shape, that rises from flat surrounding plains. It is fo ...
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Pilanesberg National Park
The Pilanesberg National Park is located north of Rustenburg in the North West Province of South Africa. The park borders on the Sun City entertainment complex. It is administered by the North West Parks and Tourism Board.
The area lies in ...
*
Sun City
References
External links
Pilanesberg International Airportat
Airports Company South Africa
Airports Company of South Africa Limited (ACSA) is majority(94.6%) State-owned enterprises of South Africa, state-owned South African airport management company. Founded in 1993, ACSA operates nine of South Africa's airports. The company is hea ...
Private website about Pilanesberg International Airport*
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Airports in South Africa
Transport in North West (South African province)
Buildings and structures in North West (South African province)
Moses Kotane Local Municipality
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