Piesanghoek

FAQB · Limpopo, South Africa

About Piesanghoek

ICAO FAQB
FIR Johannesburg FIR
Region Limpopo
Country South Africa
Runways 12/30
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) -23, 30.07389   230000S 0300426E
Coordinates (Center) -23.00005, 30.07422   230000S 0300427E
Variation 15.7° W (2024)
Timezone Johannesburg (+2 h)
Local time May 8, 2024 09:37

Piesanghoek

Piesanghoek is a small airport in Limpopo, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -23.00005 and longitude 30.07422. The airport has one runway: 12/30. The ICAO airport code of this field is FAQB. Nearby other airfields are Louis Trichardt Airport, Ekland Ranch, Thohoyandou Airport, Makhado Air Force Base Airport and Tshipise Airport.

Piesanghoek does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Polokwane International Airport, which is 114 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Johannesburg.

Piesanghoek is in the timezone of Africa/Johannesburg. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 17:29. This applies to Piesanghoek, 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

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.

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Latitude Longitude Approx. length
12 100° 115° -23.0008 30.0789 963 m
30 280° 295° -22.9993 30.0696

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Louis Trichardt Airport FALO 23 km 252°
Ekland Ranch ZA-0432 26 km 306°
Thohoyandou Airport FATH 33 km 105°
Makhado Air Force Base Airport FALM 43 km 245°
Tshipise Airport ZA-0098 44 km 013°
Avarel Airport ZA-0083 48 km 346°
Bergtop Airport ZA-0079 64 km 278°
Giyani Airport FAGI 67 km 118°
Musina(Messina) Airport FAMH 72 km 352°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Louis Trichardt LO NDB 22 km 255°
Thohoyandou TOY NDB 26 km 108°
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