Airport · South Africa
Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit
A medium airport with scheduled flights, serving Acornhoek.
- Codes
- HDS · FAHS
- Serves
- Acornhoek
- 26 km in a straight line
- Local time
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Elevation
- 549 m
- Runways
- 2 runways open
- Longest runway: 3,991 m
- From DXB
- 6,110 km
- 7 hrs 55 mins · Estimate
Facts
HDS at a glance
From OurAirports (public domain), with the time zone of the place it serves.
- Codes
- IATA HDSICAO FAHS
- Size
- Medium
- To the city centre
- 26 km in a straight line
- Elevation
- 549 m (1,801 ft)
- Runways
- 2 runways open
- Longest runway: 3,991 m
- Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- When to go
- Acornhoek, month by month
How far it is from the UAE
HDS from the UAE
From DXBHDS
6,110 km
7 hrs 55 mins · Estimate
From AUHHDS
5,990 km
7 hrs 50 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Airports
Other airports near HDS
- PHWHendrik Van Eck AirportMedium · Phalaborwa48 km away
- SZKSkukuza AirportMedium · Mkhuhlu86 km away
- MQPKruger Mpumalanga International AirportLarge · Mbombela114 km away
- PTGPolokwane International AirportLarge · Polokwane172 km away
- MPMMaputo AirportLarge · Maputo231 km away
- SHOKing Mswati III International AirportLarge · Mbabane232 km away
Facts
Practical facts
The currency, plugs and emergency numbers of South Africa, where the airport is, and its clock right now.
- Local time
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Country
- South Africa
- Currency
- South African Rand ZARToday's indicative rate: ZAR 10 ≈ USD 0.607Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C, D and N230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 112ambulance, fire and policeAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +27 · On the left
Flights
Flights to or from HDS
Tell us the dates and who is flying, and a person comes back with the options. This page shows no fares or schedules.