Air Force Base Hoedspruit
Air Force Base Hoedspruit is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is located adjacent to the Kruger National Park. In the late 1990s an unused portion of the base was converted into a civilian airport known as Eastgate Airport.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airbase of the South African Air Force
- Also known as: “Eastgate Airport.”, “FAHS”, “HDS”, “Hoedspruit AB Airbase”, and “Hoedspruit Air Force Base Airport”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hoedspruit.
Hoedspruit
Hoedspruit lies in the Valley of the Olifants in Big 5 Country close to the Kruger National Park and surrounded by Big 5 game lodges and private Nature Reserves like Timbavati, Balule, Thornybush, Kapama and Klaserie.Air Force Base Hoedspruit
Latitude
-24.33406° or 24° 20′ 3″ southLongitude
31.03294° or 31° 1′ 59″ eastElevation
531 metres (1,742 feet)IATA airport code
HDSICAO airport code
FAHSOpen location code
5G7HM28M+95OpenStreetMap ID
way 26329862OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=airfield
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Tajik—“Air Force Base Hoedspruit” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Lugmagbasis Hoedspruit”
- Cebuano: “AFB Hoedspruit”
- Chinese: “胡德斯普雷特空軍基地”
- French: “Base aérienne Hoedspruit”
- Indonesian: “FAHS”
- Indonesian: “HDS”
- Japanese: “ホエドスプルート空港”
- Japanese: “ホエドスプルート空軍基地”
- Malay: “Pengkalan Udara Hoedspruit AB”
- Persian: “پایگاه نیروی هوایی هودسپرویت”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво ҳудспруит”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи Нерӯи Ҳавоии Ҳоедспруит”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as HQ Timbavati Private Nature Reserve and Marula Top.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Selati Nature Reserve and Hoedspruit Eastgate Airport.
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