Kimberley Airport
Kimberley Airport Kimberley Lughawe | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Company South Africa | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,950 ft (1,200 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°48′06″S 24°45′49″E / 28.80167°S 24.76361°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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  KIM Location in the Northern Cape  KIM KIM (South Africa) | |||||||||||||||
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| Statistics (FY 2025–26) | |||||||||||||||
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| Sources: South African AIP,[1] DAFIF[2][3] | |||||||||||||||
Kimberley Airport (IATA: KIM, ICAO: FAKM) is an airport located in the Northern Cape province that serves Kimberley,[2] the capital city of the province and its surrounding areas.
It was established in 1912. The airport is approximately 6.5 kilometers (12 minutes) away from the centre of Kimberley.[4] Annually, the airport handles around 170,000 passengers and 7400 flights. Airlines Airlink and CemAir provides regular domestic flights in South Africa between Cape Town International Airport and Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo International Airport.
Facilities
[edit]The airport is at an elevation of 3,950 feet (1,204 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 02/20 measuring 3,002 by 46 metres (9,849 ft × 151 ft) and 10/28 measuring 2,437 by 46 metres (7,995 ft × 151 ft).[1]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Airlink | Cape Town, Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo |
| CemAir | Cape Town,[5] Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo |
Traffic statistics
[edit]| Fiscal year (Apr–Mar) |
Aircraft movements | Passenger traffic | |||||||
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| 2006–07 | 129,037(  31.5%) | ||||||||
| 2007–08 | 147,275( 14.1%) | ||||||||
| 2008–09 | 155,615( 5.7%) | ||||||||
| 2009–10 | 130,506(  16.1%) | ||||||||
| 2010–11 | 12,511( 4.5%) | 132,756( 1.7%) | |||||||
| 2011–12 | 12,347( 1.3%) | 135,939( 2.4%) | |||||||
| 2012–13 | 11,556( 6.3%) | 151,405( 11.4%) | |||||||
| 2013–14 | 10,597( 8.3%) | 157,225( 3.8%) | |||||||
| 2014–15 | 11,819( 11.5%) | 160,442( 2.0%) | |||||||
| 2015–16 | 10,095( 14.6%) | 166,960( 4.1%) | |||||||
| 2016–17 | 9,798( 2.9%) | 177,260( 6.2%) | |||||||
| 2017–18 | 8,888( 9.3%) | 171,933( 3.0%) | |||||||
| 2018–19 | 9,991( 12.4%) | 161,168( 6.3%) | |||||||
| 2019–20 | 8,950( 10.4%) | 153,913( 4.5%) | |||||||
| 2020–21 | 4,950( 44.7%) | 35,813( 76.7%) | |||||||
| 2021–22 | 8,420( 70.1%) | 93,626( 161.4%) | |||||||
| 2022–23 | 8,692( 3.2%) | 137,875( 47.3%) | |||||||
| 2023–24 | 7,595( 12.6%) | 155,292( 12.6%) | |||||||
| 2024–25 | 8,167( 7.5%) | 162,776( 4.8%) | |||||||
| 2025–26 | 7,419( 9.2%) | 170,738( 4.9%) | |||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Aerodrome chart for FAKM – KIMBERLEY" (PDF). South African Civil Aviation Authority.
- 1 2 Airport information for FAKM from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ↑ "Airport information for KIM". DAFIF. October 2006 – via Great Circle Mapper.
- ↑ "Kimberley Airport".
- ↑ "CemAir Adds Cape Town - Kimberely Service From Mid-Feb 2023". AeroRoutes. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ↑ "ACSA Passenger Statistics". Airports Company South Africa. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ↑ "Aircraft stats 2014" (PDF). Airports Company South Africa.
- ↑ "ACSA Passenger Statistics" (PDF). Airports Company South Africa.
- ↑ "ACSA Aircraft Statistics" (PDF). Airports Company South Africa.
