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Hoedspruit Air Force Base airport (South Africa)
Hoedspruit Air Force Base airport is located near Hoedspruit, with Hoedspruit at 6mi↑, Thulamahashi at 26mi↑, Phalaborwa at 30mi↑, Bosbokrand at 32mi↑, Botswana at 33mi↑, Ofcolaco at 46mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in South Africa and Southernmost airports in South Africa
→ See also airports in South Africa
aerial view of Hoedspruit Air Force Base airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : FAHS
- IATA code : HDS
- Local code : -
Elevation : 531 m = 1742ft
→ See also Highest airports in South Africa and Lowest airports in South Africa
Runways
- runway 18/36 : 3991m = 13094ft
- runway 09/27 : 2115m = 6939ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in South Africa
Coming to Hoedspruit Air Force Base airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
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By plane :
- Hoedspruit Air Force Base airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Ngala airport at 18mi : book on Trip.com
- Tanda Tula airport at 19mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Hoedspruit Air Force Base airport FAHS HDS
No METAR for Hoedspruit Air Force Base airport
but aviation weather is available at Kruger Mpumalanga International airport (FAKN) at 70mi↑
TAF for Hoedspruit Air Force Base airport FAHS HDS
FAHS 040900Z 0410/0418 13008KT 9999 SCT020 TX28/0411Z TN24/0418Z PROB40 TEMPO 0415/0418 -TSRA FEW030CB
Decoded TAF for Hoedspruit Air Force Base airport FAHS HDS
TAF issued by FAHS on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 09:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 3 days and 5 hours and 28 minutes. weather forecast for 8 hours, weather forecast updated every 3 hours.
from Sunday, January 4, 2026 à 10:00 heure TU to Sunday, January 4, 2026 à 18:00 heure UTC
0410/0418 13008KT 9999 SCT020 TX28/0411Z TN24/0418Z
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 130°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m
probability of 40% to have temporarily from Sunday, January 4, 2026 à 15:00 heure TU to Sunday, January 4, 2026 à 18:00 heure UTC
PROB40 TEMPO 0415/0418 -TSRA FEW030CB
light intensity thunderstorm rain
few clouds at 3000ft = 910m
NOTAM for Hoedspruit Air Force Base airport
Around Hoedspruit Air Force Base airport (South Africa)
near
- Hotels in Hoedspruit
- Station de montagne Gréolières-les-Neiges at 4953mi↑
- Station de montagne La Colmiane at 4964mi↑
- Station de montagne La Molina at 4968mi↑
- Station de montagne Beuil les Launes at 4970mi↑
- Station de montagne Puigmal 2900 at 4971mi↑
- Station de montagne Valberg at 4971mi↑
- Station de montagne Isola 2000 at 4973mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Cambre d'Aze at 4974mi↑
- Station de montagne Capcir at 4976mi↑
- Station de montagne La Quillane at 4977mi↑
- Station de montagne Bolquère Pyrénées 2000 at 4977mi↑
- Station de montagne Font-Romeu at 4978mi↑
- for Hoedspruit Air Force Base airport at 0mi↑
- for Hoedspruit airport at 6mi↑
- for Thorny Bush Game Lodge airport at 8mi↑
nearest airports to Hoedspruit Air Force Base airport (South Africa)
- Hoedspruit airport (FAHT ) at 6mi↑NOTAM
- Thorny Bush Game Lodge airport (FATB ) at 8mi↑NOTAM
- Jackalberry Airstrip airport (FAJC ) at 11mi↑NOTAM
- Umbabat Aero Camp airport ( ZA-0298) at 12mi↑
- Sandringham Farm Airstrip airport ( ZA-0299) at 15mi↑
- Nederland airport ( ZA-0073) at 16mi↑
- Ngala airport (FANG NGL ) at 18mi↑NOTAM
- Hippo Pools airport ( ZA-0038) at 19mi↑
- Tanda Tula airport ( TDT ZA-0072) at 19mi↑
- Boulders Game Ranch airport ( ZA-0074) at 20mi↑
- Ndlopfu airport ( ZA-0234) at 22mi↑
- Blyde Canyon airport ( ZA-0071) at 22mi↑
- Boulders Game Ranch 2 ultralight airfield ( ZA-0075) at 23mi↑
- Motswari airport ( MWR ) at 25mi↑
- Khoka Moya airport ( KHO ZA-0095) at 28mi↑
- Phalaborwa Hendrik Van Eck airport (FAPH PHW ) at 31mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in South Africa
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap
