Aggeneys Airport is an
airport
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serving
Aggeneys
Aggeneys is a mining town established in 1976 on a farm of that name, situated between Pofadder and Springbok in the Northern Cape, South Africa.
Origin of the name
It has been stated that "no-one is quite certain of the origin of the name Agg ...
, a town in the
Northern Cape, South Africa.
Facilities
The airport resides at an
elevation
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of above
mean sea level
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. It has one
runway
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designated 07/25 with an
asphalt
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surface measuring .
See also
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List of airports in South Africa
This is a list of airports in South Africa, grouped by type and sorted by location.
Most of the largest airports are owned by the Airports Company of South Africa these include all the international airports except for Lanseria International Ai ...
References
External links
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Airports in South Africa
Transport in the Northern Cape
Namakwa District Municipality