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]
Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport | |||||||||||
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Summary | |||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
Map | |||||||||||
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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 | 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.
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 |
Year | Passengers | % Change |
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2003 | 131,943 | ![]() |
2004 | 139,573 | ![]() |
2005 | 177,498 | ![]() |
2006 | 215,390 | ![]() |
2007 | 239,583 | ![]() |
2008 | 247,573 | ![]() |
2009 | 208,751 | ![]() |
2010 | 239,292 | ![]() |
2011 | 263,222 | ![]() |
2012 | 241,949 | ![]() |
2013 | 249,690 | ![]() |
2014 | 253,595 | ![]() |
2015 | 237,106 | ![]() |
2016 | 268,717 | ![]() |
2017 | 278,455 | ![]() |
2018 | 271,809 | ![]() |
"Airport information for FAKN". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}
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