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Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (IATA: MQP, ICAO: FAKN) (Afrikaans: Kruger Mpumalanga Internasionale Lughawe) is located 27 km north east of Mbombela in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Construction began in 2001[1] and it replaced the smaller Nelspruit Airport. It now serves travelers to Kruger National Park. There are scheduled passenger flights to other South African cities as well as regional destinations. As of November 2022 German low-cost carrier Eurowings Discover will commence operations between its Frankfurt-hub and Kruger-Mpumalanga via Windhoek, Namibia.[2]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Private | ||||||||||
| Operator | Primkop Airport Management (Pty) Ltd. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Mbombela, South Africa | ||||||||||
| Location | north east of Mbombela | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Airlink Federal Air | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,829 ft / 862 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°23′00″S 31°06′20″E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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The airport terminal, although small, is roofed almost entirely by thatch, making it the largest thatched structure in Africa, covering approximately 7,350m2.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Airlink | Cape Town, Durban,[3] Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo, Livingstone,[4] Skukuza,[5] Vilankulo[6] |
| Eurowings Discover | Seasonal: Frankfurt1,[7] Windhoek-Hosea Kutako (both begin 16 November 2022)[8] |
| Fastjet Zimbabwe | Victoria Falls[9] |
| Federal Air | Phinda, Skukuza, Timbavati |
^1 Eurowings Discover flights will operate via Windhoek. The airline has fifth freedom rights between Windhoek and Kruger Mpumalanga.
Aeronautical Information
The Airport is equipped with an CAT 1 ILS on runway 05 with co-located DME. There is also a NDB and a recently installed DVOR.
| Radio Aid/ATC | Type | Frequency |
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| PK | NDB | 405.0 kHz |
| PKI | ILS/DME | 109.1 MHz |
| PKV | DVOR | 112.5 MHz |
| Kruger Tower | TWR/APP | 119.2 MHz |
| Apron Services | Apron | 122.65 MHz |
Traffic statistics
| Year | Passengers | % Change |
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| 2003 | 131,943 |  |
| 2004 | 139,573 |  5.8% |
| 2005 | 177,498 | 27.2% |
| 2006 | 215,390 | 21.3% |
| 2007 | 239,583 | 11.2% |
| 2008 | 247,573 | 3.3% |
| 2009 | 208,751 |  15.7% |
| 2010 | 239,292 | 14.6% |
| 2011 | 263,222 | 10.0% |
| 2012 | 241,949 | 8.1% |
| 2013 | 249,690 | 3.2% |
| 2014 | 253,595 | 1.8% |
| 2015 | 237,106 | 6.5% |
| 2016 | 268,717 | 13.3% |
| 2017 | 278,455 | 3.6% |
| 2018 | 271,809 | 2.4% |
External links
References
- "ABB begins construction of Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport - July 2001 - ABB South Africa - SA Instrumentation & Control". www.instrumentation.co.za. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- "Direct flights, Frankfurt to Kruger Park". 11 February 2022.
- "Airlink links Durban and KMIA". 10 February 2022.
- "Airlink launches new daily service between Jhb and Livingstone". www.bizcommunity.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- "SA Airlink Adds New Domestic Routes from July 2015". Airline Route. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- "Airlink plans Nelspruit-Vilanculos service - South African Tourism Update". Tourismupdate.co.za. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- "Direct flights, Frankfurt to Kruger Park". 11 February 2022.
- "Eurowings Discover – more flights to Windhoek". 28 March 2022.
- Liu, Jim. "FastJet plans new routes from July 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- "Air traffic Statistics". Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
"Airport information for FAKN". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
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На других языках
[de] Flughafen Kruger Mpumalanga International
Der Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (abgekürzt KMIA, IATA-Code MQP, ICAO-Code FAKN) ist ein Flughafen nordöstlich der Stadt Mbombela in der südafrikanischen Provinz Mpumalanga. Der Flughafen liegt in der Metropolgemeinde City of Mbombela Municipality.- [en] Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport
[fr] Aéroport du Kruger Mpumalanga
L'aéroport international Kruger Mpumalanga (code IATA : MQP • code OACI : FAKN) est situé à 27 km au nord-est de Nelspruit au Mpumalanga, Afrique du Sud. Il dessert la région de Nelspruit et le Parc national Kruger. Il y a des vols réguliers pour d'autres villes sud-africaines ainsi que pour des destinations régionales en Afrique australe. Il existe un autre aéroport à Nelspruit, à 9 km au sud-ouest de la ville, remplacé en 2001[1].Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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