Air Force Base Hoedspruit
Air Force Base Hoedspruit | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military and civil | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defence | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | South African Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Hoedspruit, Limpopo, South Africa | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 531 m / 1,742 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°21′17″S 31°03′01″E / 24.35472°S 31.05028°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Sources: WAD, GCM, STV | |||||||||||||||
Air Force Base Hoedspruit (IATA: HDS, ICAO: FAHS) 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. It was also an emergency landing site for the Space Shuttle.