Volksrust Airport
Volksrust Airport is an aerodrome in Pixley Ka Seme, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga and has an elevation of 1,687 metres. Volksrust Airport is situated nearby to the village Charlestown, as well as near the suburb Clavis.- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in South Africa
- Also known as: “FAVU” and “Volksrust”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Volksrust and Charlestown.
Volksrust
Town
Volksrust is a town in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa near the KwaZulu-Natal provincial border, some 240 km southeast of Johannesburg, 53 km north of Newcastle and 80 km southeast of Standerton.
Charlestown
Village
Charlestown is a small town situated at the top of Laing's Nek pass in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa between Newcastle and Volksrust. It started out as an important railway station and customs post between Natal and Transvaal in 1891 until the Union of South Africa came into being in 1910, and customs tariffs were abolished.
Volksrust Airport
- Categories: airport and transportation
- Location: Pixley Ka Seme, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-27.37663° or 27° 22′ 36″ southLongitude
29.86004° or 29° 51′ 36″ eastElevation
1,687 metres (5,535 feet)ICAO airport code
FAVUOpen location code
5G4FJVF6+82OpenStreetMap ID
way 1254249075OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeGeoNames ID
943033Wikidata ID
Q20465566
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Satellite Map
Discover Volksrust Airport from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Turkish—“Volksrust Airport” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “FAVU”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Volksrust”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Volksrust”
- Turkish: “Volksrust Havalimanı”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Clavis and Wakkerstroom.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Volksrust Golf Club and NG Kerk - Volksrust.
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