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Pietermaritzburg Airport



Pietermaritzburg Airport
IATA: PZB – ICAO: FAPM
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Pietermaritzburg
Location Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Elevation AMSL 2423 ft / 739 m
Coordinates 29°38′48″S 30°23′54″E / 29.64667°S 30.39833°E / -29.64667; 30.39833
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 5043 1537 Asphalt

Coordinates: 29°38′48″S 30°23′54″E / 29.64667°S 30.39833°E / -29.64667; 30.39833

Pietermaritzburg Airport is an airport, also known as ORIBI Airport, in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (IATA: PZB, ICAO: FAPM).

Aeronautical Information

Navigational Aids

Type Identification Frequency
NDB OBI 280
NDB ORI 422.5
NDB PU 407
NDB PZ 257
VOR PMV 117.9

Communication

Communication Frequency 122.0 Mhz

Notes

The airport has Pilot Controlled night landing facilities. The lights are normally off and are switched on for a period of 15 minutes when Aircrew transmit 5 or 7 clicks in rapid succession on the communication frequency, depending on the intensity required (30% or 100%). Cloud break procedures are authorized onto runways 16 and 34. The procedures are fairly complicated due to the hilly terrain surrounding the airport.

Other activities at the Airfield

  • Parachuting takes place at this airport.
  • There is also an aero-club on the airfield.

Scheduled services

  • Airlink (Johannesburg)

Nearby Tourist Attractions

  • The Howick Falls
  • Midmar Dam
  • The Valley of a Thousand Hills


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General Info
Country South Africa
ICAO ID FAPM
Time UTC+2
Latitude -29.648975
29° 38' 56.31" S
Longitude 30.398667
030° 23' 55.20" E
Elevation 2423 feet
739 meters
Magnetic Variation 023° W (01/06)
Operating Agency MUNICIPAL


Communications
TWR
Opr 0400-1730Z Mon-Thu, 0400-1830Z Fri, 0600-1400Z Sat, 0900-1730Z Sun.
122.0


Runways
ID Dimensions Surface PCN ILS
16/34 5043 x 98 feet
1537 x 30 meters
ASPHALT - NO


Navaids
Type ID Name Channel Freq Distance From Field Bearing From Navaid
VOR-DME PMV PIETERMARITZBURG 126X 117.9 At Field -
NDB PZ PIETERMARITZBURG - 257 4.3 NM 344.8


Supplies/Equipment
Fuel Jet fuel avaiable but type is unknown.

100/130 MIL Spec, low lead, aviation gasoline (BLUE)


Remarks
CAUTION Gldr flying in vcnty. Prcht jumping.
FUEL Avbl 0430-1600Z Mon-Fri; 0530-1600Z Sat; 0700-1600Z Sun; OT 24 hr PN rqr. (NC-100LL-J)
LGT PAPI Rwy 34 GP 3.2 . Nstd step 2 on 122.0 dur non-ATC hr. 7 clicks on, 5 clicks to lower ints.



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