Pietermaritzburg Airport
IATA: PZB – ICAO: FAPM
Summary
Airport type		Public
Serves		Pietermaritzburg
Location		Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Elevation AMSL		2423 ft / 739 m
Coordinates		29°38′48″S 30°23′54″E / 29.64667°S 30.39833°E / -29.64667; 30.39833
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
16/34	5043	1537	Asphalt

Coordinates: 29°38′48″S 30°23′54″E / 29.64667°S 30.39833°E / -29.64667; 30.39833

Pietermaritzburg Airport is an airport, also known as ORIBI Airport, in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (IATA: PZB, ICAO: FAPM).

Contents 1 Aeronautical Information 1.1 Navigational Aids [1] 1.2 Communication 1.3 Notes 2 Other activities at the Airfield 3 Scheduled services 4 Nearby Tourist Attractions 5 References

[edit] Aeronautical Information

[edit] Navigational Aids ^[1]

Type	Identification	Frequency
NDB	OBI	280
NDB	ORI	422.5
NDB	PU	407
NDB	PZ	257
VOR	PMV	117.9

[edit] Communication

Communication Frequency 122.0 Mhz

[edit] Notes

The airport has Pilot Controlled night landing facilities. The lights are normally off and are switched on for a period of 15 minutes when Aircrew transmit 5 or 7 clicks in rapid succession on the communication frequency, depending on the intensity required (30% or 100%). Cloud break procedures are authorized onto runways 16 and 34. The procedures are fairly complicated due to the hilly terrain surrounding the airport.

[edit] Other activities at the Airfield

• Parachuting takes place at this airport^[2].
• There is also an aero-club on the airfield.^[3]

[edit] Scheduled services

• Airlink (Johannesburg)

[edit] Nearby Tourist Attractions

• The Howick Falls
• Midmar Dam
• The Valley of a Thousand Hills

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.caa.co.za/
2. ^ AIC 17·1 01-08-15(South African Aeronautical Information Circular) on CAA website, see ref#1
3. ^ http://www.pmbaeroclub.co.za/index.php

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