Pietermaritzburg Airport

FAPM · KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

About Pietermaritzburg Airport

ICAO FAPM
IATA PZB
FIR Johannesburg FIR
Region KwaZulu-Natal
Country South Africa
Runways 16/34
Type Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP) -29.649, 30.3987   293856S 0302355E
Variation 26.2° W (2024)
Timezone Johannesburg (+2 h)
Local time May 4, 2024 16:02

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
16 142° 168° 1,537 m 30 m Asphalt -29.6544 30.4036
34 322° 348° -29.6435 30.3937

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Pietermaritzburg Airport

Pietermaritzburg Airport is a midsized airport in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -29.64900 and longitude 30.39870. The airport has one runway: 16/34. The ICAO airport code of this field is FAPM. The airport's IATA code is PZB. Nearby other airfields are Ishona Langa Victor Hugo, Dawn View, Baynesfield Estate Airport, Howick Airport and Clan Airport.

Pietermaritzburg Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is King Shaka International Airport, which is 70 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Johannesburg.

Pietermaritzburg Airport is in the timezone of Africa/Johannesburg. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 17:21. This applies to Pietermaritzburg Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +2 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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References

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Ishona Langa Victor Hugo ZA-0379 7.3 km 130°
Dawn View ZA-0355 7.4 km 111°
Baynesfield Estate Airport ZA-0059 13 km 203°
Howick Airport FAHC 21 km 300°
Clan Airport ZA-0061 33 km 005°
Alverstone Airfield ZA-0058 34 km 115°
New Hanover Airport FANH 35 km 019°
Siteka Airport FASM 43 km 326°
Bhanoyi Aeropark ZA-0338 52 km 348°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Pietermaritzburg PMV VOR-DME 0.2 km 050°
Pietermaritzburg PM NDB 0.2 km 050°
Pietermaritzburg PU NDB 1.7 km 141°
Pietermaritzburg OBI NDB 4.3 km 355°
Pietermaritzburg PZ NDB 8.0 km 142°
Pietermaritzburg ORI NDB 11 km 025°
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