#1 CLOSEST OPTIONPTG
Polokwane International Airport
Serves Polokwane · Limpopo · ICAO FAPP
Straight-line distance
7 km
(6.7 km exact)
Passenger flights · check dates
Limpopo-23.9045° S, 29.4688° E
Airports near Polokwane
Set on the central plateau of Limpopo at the junction of the N1, R71, and R37 routes, Polokwane is served directly by Polokwane International Airport (PTG) just 7 km from the town reference point. The second and third passenger airports in the table sit in neighbouring districts across the region.
#1 CLOSEST IN PASSENGER COMPARISON
Polokwane International Airport (PTG)
LimpopoREVIEWED PASSENGER COMPARISON
Three closest passenger airports to Polokwane
Ordered by unrounded Haversine distance from the Polokwane reference coordinate (-23.9045° S, 29.4688° E) and displayed to the nearest integer kilometer.
#2 ALTERNATIVEHDS
Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit
Serves Hoedspruit · Limpopo · ICAO FAHS
Straight-line distance
169 km
(168.6 km exact)
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#3 ALTERNATIVEMQP
Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport
Serves Mbombela · Mpumalanga · ICAO FAKN
Straight-line distance
233 km
(233.2 km exact)
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Flying directly into Polokwane vs wider regional options
Polokwane International Airport (PTG) is the local passenger airport for Polokwane, positioned 7 km in a straight line from the city’s mapped reference coordinate. Confirm live flights for your travel date before booking, as airline schedules at regional and domestic terminals vary by day of the week.
Because PTG is only 7 km from the Polokwane reference coordinate, the second and third airports shown above—Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) at 169 km and Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) at 233 km—sit 162 km or more farther away in other districts and are only relevant if your itinerary combines multiple regions.
Local geography and road corridors around Polokwane
Polokwane is the provincial capital and largest urban centre of Limpopo in the Capricorn district, forming the central road and aviation hub for journeys across the northern bushveld and escarpment.
For the onward drive between PTG and Polokwane, travellers typically use local northern roads to Polokwane International Airport or the N1 highway south toward Gauteng. If your itinerary also covers nearby towns in the region, compare the airport distance profiles for Tzaneen, Louis Trichardt, Thohoyandou.
GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE
Polokwane, on the map
Distances on this page use one GeoNames reference point for Polokwane, rather than a wider municipal boundary or your accommodation address.
- Place name
- Polokwane
- Recorded aliases
- PTG, Palakvaneh, Petriburgum, Pietersburg
- Province
- Limpopo (ZA-LP)
- GeoNames ID
- 965289
- Reference coordinates
- -23.9045° S, 29.4688° E
- Terrain elevation (DEM)
- 1,315 m
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Map link
- Open in Google Maps ↗
NEARBY DESTINATIONS
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PROVENANCE & VERIFICATION
Updated & sources
Dataset snapshot: 2026-11-06 · GeoNames record modified: 2026-11-06 · Editorial review: 2026-11-06
- GeoNames record 965289 — Polokwane ↗ (snapshot 2026-11-06)
- OurAirports — South Africa airport records ↗ (snapshot 2026-11-06)
- OurAirports — Polokwane International Airport (FAPP) ↗ (closest passenger comparison airport record)
- Limpopo Tourism Agency — Official Destination Portal ↗ (regional tourism and destination reference for Limpopo)
Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) — Source file ↗