Johan Pienaar Airport

IATA KMHICAO FAKUMedium airport

Johan Pienaar Airport is a medium airport near Kuruman in Northern Cape, South Africa. It is listed as IATA KMH and ICAO FAKU. The airport is located at -27.4566° / 23.4119° at an elevation of 1,336 m (4,382 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,700 m. The nearest airport is Kuruman Hospital Heliport, 3.2 km (2 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Johan Pienaar Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Johan Pienaar Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`KMH`
ICAO code	`FAKU`
Identifier	`FAKU`
Type	Medium airport
City	Kuruman
Region	Northern Cape
Country	South Africa
Coordinates	-27.45660, 23.41195
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	27° 27′ 23.75″ S 23° 24′ 43.01″ E
Elevation	1,336 m (4,382 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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