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Airports near Polokwane
The first result leads the second by 162 km in a straight line. The order is a straight-line ranking, not a driving time.
For Polokwane, check Polokwane International Airport (PTG) first. It is 7 km from the town reference point. HDS is 162 km further, which is a different journey rather than a nearby backup.
Start with PTG for Polokwane
Which code to check for Polokwane
The ranking from this town point is 1. Polokwane International Airport (PTG) at 7 km; 2. Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) at 169 km; 3. Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) at 233 km.
These distances start at the Polokwane reference point in Limpopo, not at a hotel, terminal door or pickup bay. A shorter line on the map does not tell you the fare, the flight time or which airport is quicker by road.
What the later Polokwane results are for
Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) is the second result, in the same province, at 169 km. Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) is third at 233 km. Being third in this list is not a claim that the airport is a convenient alternative.
Staying in Tzaneen instead? Open that comparison. Its closest passenger airport is Polokwane International Airport (PTG) at 72 km, not a copy of the Polokwane figure.
How to read the Polokwane gap
The gap from PTG to HDS is 162 km, measured between the unrounded distances and then rounded. Use it to see how far apart the first two options are. It is not a driving time, and it says nothing about which flight is on sale.
Town reference point
-23.90449, 29.46885
Limpopo · Africa/Johannesburg
Distances on this page start at this place coordinate, not at a hotel or a terminal.
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GeoNames record modified 2026-04-14.