K. D. Matanzima Airport

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K. D. Matanzima Airport
Mthatha Airport
Umtata Airport
IATA: UTT – ICAO: FAUT
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government
Serves Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Elevation AMSL 2,400 ft / 732 m
Coordinates 31°32.8′S 028°40.4′E / 31.5467°S 28.6733°E / -31.5467; 28.6733
Map
UTT is located in Eastern Cape
UTT
Location in the Eastern Cape
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,000 6,562 Asphalt
09/27 1,500 4,921 Grass
Sources: South African AIP[1], DAFIF[2][3]

K. D. Matanzima Airport[1] (IATA: UTT, ICAO: FAUT) is an airport serving Mthatha (formerly Umtata), a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The airport is named for Kaiser Matanzima (1915–2003), a leader of the former bantustan of Transkei. It also known as Mthatha Airport or Umtata Airport.

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[edit] Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 2,400 feet (732 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 14/32 has an asphalt pavement measuring 2,000 by 23 metres (6,562 × 75 ft) and 09/27 has a grass surface measuring 1,500 by 30 metres (4,921 × 98 ft).[1]

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Airlink Johannesburg

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c "FAUT: Mthatha (K. D. Matanzima) Aerodrome" (PDF). South African Civil Aviation Authority. Effective 7 July 2005. http://www.caa.co.za/resource%20center/Charts/AERONAUTICAL%20CHARTS/U/FAUT_MTHATHA/AD_01/FAUT_AERODROME%20CHART_AD-01%2007JUL2005.pdf. 
  2. ^ Airport information for FAUT from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  3. ^ Airport information for UTT at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).

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