Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport
Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Private | ||||||||||
| Operator | Primkop Airport Management (Pty) Ltd. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Nelspruit, South Africa | ||||||||||
| Location | north east of Nelspruit | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Airlink Federal Air | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,829 ft / 862 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°23′00″S 31°06′20″E / 25.38333°S 31.10556°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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  MQP Location in Mpumalanga  MQP MQP (South Africa) | |||||||||||
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Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (IATA: MQP, ICAO: FAKN) is located 27 km north east of Nelspruit 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.
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, Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo, Livingstone,[2] Skukuza,[2] Vilankulo[3] |
| Fastjet Zimbabwe | Victoria Falls (begins 6 July 2020)[4] |
| Federal Air | Phinda, Skukuza, Timbavati |
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 | 
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| 2004 | 139,573 |  5.8%
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| 2005 | 177,498 | 27.2%
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| 2006 | 215,390 | 21.3%
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| 2007 | 239,583 | 11.2%
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| 2008 | 247,573 | 3.3%
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| 2009 | 208,751 |  15.7%
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| 2010 | 239,292 | 14.6%
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| 2011 | 263,222 | 10.0%
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| 2012 | 241,949 | 8.1%
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| 2013 | 249,690 | 3.2%
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| 2014 | 253,595 | 1.8%
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| 2015 | 237,106 | 6.5%
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| 2016 | 268,717 | 13.3%
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| 2017 | 278,455 | 3.6%
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| 2018 | 271,809 | 2.4%
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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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ 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.
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