{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"Pierre Van Ryneveld Airport","iataCode":"UTN","icaoCode":"FAUP","city":"Upington","country":"ZA","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":true,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":-28.39909935,"longitude":21.2602005005},"elevationMeters":848,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"Conceived so a fully laden Boeing 747 could lift off for Europe without a fuel stop, Upington's runway 17/35 stretches 4,900 metres — among the longest anywhere. The airport's high elevation near 850 metres and the searing Kalahari heat dictated that extreme length. Set on the Orange River in the Northern Cape, it sits in South Africa's prime table-grape and raisin district. Each austral summer, from November to January, chartered freighters lift fresh grapes from here straight to European marke","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/pierre-van-ryneveld-airport-utn","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/pierre-van-ryneveld-airport-utn","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Pierre Van Ryneveld Airport · (IATA: UTN) · Upington, ZA · 848 m · Cargo Hub"}