Welkom Airport

Welkom Airport is an aerodrome in , , and has an elevation of 1,340 metres. Welkom Airport is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .
  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in South Africa
  • Also known as: “FAWM” and “WEL”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Welkom.

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is the second-largest city in the province. is known as "Circle City", "City within a Garden", "Mvela" and "Matjhabeng". The city's Sotho name, Matjhabeng, means 'where nations meet', derived from the migrant labour system, where people of various countries such as Lesotho, Malawi and Mozambique met to work in the mines of the gold fields.

Welkom Airport

Latitude
-27.99801° or 27° 59′ 53″ south
Longitude
26.6688° or 26° 40′ 8″ east
Elevation
1,340 metres (4,396 feet)
IATA airport code
WEL
ICAO airport code
FAWM
Open location code
5G482M29+QG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 814478138
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
968479
Wiki­data ID
Q12695552
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Satellite Map

Discover Welkom Airport from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Welkom Airport” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Welkom Airport”
  • Indonesian: “FAWM”
  • Indonesian: “WEL”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Welkom”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Welkom”
  • Turkish: “Welkom Havalimanı”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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