#1 CLOSEST OPTIONPTG
Polokwane International Airport
Serves Polokwane · Limpopo · ICAO FAPP
Straight-line distance
145 km
(144.8 km exact)
Passenger flights · check dates
Limpopo-22.9456° S, 30.4850° E
Airports near Thohoyandou
Located in the eastern Soutpansberg valleys of the Vhembe district in northern Limpopo, Thohoyandou sits at a similar straight-line distance from two passenger airports: Polokwane International Airport (PTG) is 145 km from Thohoyandou and Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) is 168 km away—a difference of 23 km from the town reference point, with the two terminals positioned 172 km apart.
#1 CLOSEST IN PASSENGER COMPARISON
Polokwane International Airport (PTG)
LimpopoREVIEWED PASSENGER COMPARISON
Three closest passenger airports to Thohoyandou
Ordered by unrounded Haversine distance from the Thohoyandou reference coordinate (-22.9456° S, 30.4850° E) and displayed to the nearest integer kilometer.
#2 ALTERNATIVEHDS
Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit
Serves Hoedspruit · Limpopo · ICAO FAHS
Straight-line distance
168 km
(167.8 km exact)
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#3 ALTERNATIVESZK
Skukuza Airport
Serves Skukuza · Mpumalanga · ICAO FASZ
Straight-line distance
251 km
(250.6 km exact)
Passenger flights · check dates
Comparing PTG and HDS for Thohoyandou
Measured from the Thohoyandou reference coordinate, Polokwane International Airport (PTG) is 145 km away and Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) is 168 km away (whereas the two airports sit 172 km from each other). Because a 23 km difference in distance from Thohoyandou is small relative to the onward drive, compare airline schedules, car-hire availability, and actual highway routes from both terminals before booking.
The third airport in the table, Skukuza Airport (SZK) at 251 km from Thohoyandou, sits in a much more distant catchment and is not as convenient as PTG or HDS for a direct transfer.
Onward road connections and regional stops near Thohoyandou
Thohoyandou is the administrative seat of the Vhembe District and Thulamela Municipality in the eastern Soutpansberg and Luvuvhu valley, near the University of Venda, Nandoni Dam, and Punda Maria Gate.
For the onward drive between PTG or HDS and Thohoyandou, travellers typically use the R524 west to the N1 toward Polokwane or south through Giyani toward the Lowveld. If your itinerary also covers nearby towns in the region, compare the airport distance profiles for Louis Trichardt, Musina, Tzaneen.
GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE
Thohoyandou, on the map
Distances on this page use one GeoNames reference point for Thohoyandou, rather than a wider municipal boundary or your accommodation address.
- Place name
- Thohoyandou
- Recorded aliases
- THY, Tkhokhojandou, suo he yan du
- Province
- Limpopo (ZA-LP)
- GeoNames ID
- 949224
- Reference coordinates
- -22.9456° S, 30.4850° E
- Terrain elevation (DEM)
- 724 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 949224 — Thohoyandou ↗ (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)
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