| 词条 | Palmietfontein Airport |
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| name =Palmietfontein Airport | ensign = | ensign_size = | ensign_alt = | nativename = | nativename-a = | nativename-r = | image = | image-width = | image_alt = | caption = | image2 = | image2-width = | image2_alt = | caption2 = | IATA = | ICAO = | FAA = | TC = | LID = | GPS = | WMO = | type = | owner-oper = | owner = | operator = | city-served = | location =Johannesburg, South Africa | opened = 1940s | closed =1950s | passenger_services_ceased = | hub = | focus_city = | built = | used = | commander = | occupants = | timezone = | utc = | summer = | utcs = | elevation-f = 5107 | elevation-m = | metric-elev = | coordinates = | website = | image_map = | image_mapsize = | image_map_alt = | image_map_caption = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_relief = | pushpin_image = | pushpin_label = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_mark = | pushpin_marksize = | r1-number =17/35 | r1-length-f =6000 | r1-length-m = | r1-surface = Asphalt | r2-number =04/22 | r2-length-f =4500 | r2-length-m = | r2-surface = Asphalt | r3-number =13/31 | r3-length-f =4950 | r3-length-m = | r3-surface = Grass | metric-rwy = | h1-number = | h1-length-f = | h1-length-m = | h1-surface = | stat1-header = | stat1-data = | stat-year = | footnotes = }} Palmietfontein Airport was an airport situated to the south of Johannesburg (Katlehong), South Africa, in the mid-1940s to early 1950s. {{coord|26|20|12|S|28|08|48|E|display=title}}HistoryPalmietfontein Airport was a wartime air force base which was converted to a temporary airport to serve Johannesburg whilst the new airport, Jan Smuts Airport (now OR Tambo International Airport), was being built. The airport serving Johannesburg at the time, Rand Airport, was unable to accommodate the size of aircraft to be operated on a new service to Great Britain. In 1948, South African Airways moved its terminal to Palmietfontein Airport. Several historical flights terminated at Palmietfontein Airport. A Qantas Airways Avro Lancastrian completed an unprecedented flight from Sydney's Kingsford Smith Airport in Australia to Palmietfontein, landing on 20 November 1948 at 15h15, and having been in the air a total of 41 hours and 52 minutes at an average speed of {{convert|210|mph|kn kph|abbr=on}}. En-route stops were made at Perth, Cocos Islands and Mauritius. The objective, to establish viable air links between South Africa and Australia, had been accomplished. The world’s first passenger jet service took place on 3 May 1952 when a BOAC de Havilland Comet 1 landed at Palmietfontein on a flight from the UK.[1] Airport layoutThere were three runways, the relative positions of which formed a triangle. Runway 17/35 was the longest, being {{convert|6000|ft|m|abbr=on|adj=mid|long}} and {{convert|180|ft|m|abbr=on|adj=mid|wide}}. Runway 04/22 was {{convert|4500|ft|m|abbr=on|adj=mid|in length}} and runway 13/31 was {{convert|4950|ft|m|abbr=on|adj=mid|long}}. Both 17/35 and 04/22 were tarred; 13/31 was grass. The apron and control tower were situated to the west of runway 04/22. The airport elevation was given as {{convert|5107|ft|m|abbr=on|adj=mid|amsl (above mean sea level)}}. The information is derived from an old map and airport layout diagram courtesy of E. Du Plessis.[2][3] Aircraft types that operated to and from Palmietfontein
Accidents and IncidentsAccidents at the airport
Aircraft bound to or from Palmietfontein
Palmietfontein todayPalmietfontein was transformed into a motor racing circuit for the 1956 Rand Grand Prix, which was won by Peter Whitehead.[8] The township of Katlehong was eventually established on the site, although parts of the original runway are still visible on Google Maps to this day. References1. ^{{cite news|title=Huge Crowd To Greet Comet On Rand|work=The Star|date=3 May 1952|location=Johannesburg Public Library}} 2. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/8270787@N07/3603573583/|title=Map of Palmietfontein.|work=Flickr|access-date=2018-08-24|language=en-us}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Map of Palmietfontein.|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/8270787@N07/3603573583/|website=flikr.com|accessdate=19 February 2016}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Handley-Page Hermes G-ALDI on its publicity flight to Africa|url=http://www.littlewhitebull.com/hermes/locations.html|website=littlewhitebull.com|accessdate=19 February 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=accident record|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19480105-0|accessdate=19 February 2016}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=accident record|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19480515-0|website=Aviation Safety Network|accessdate=19 February 2016}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=accident record|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19520915-0|website=Aviation Safety Network|accessdate=19 February 2016}} 8. ^{{cite web|last=Galpin|first=Darren|title=Palmietfontein|url=http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/tracks/palmietf.html|work=GEL Motorsport Information Page|accessdate=24 April 2013}} External links
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