Pietermaritzburg Airport
Pietermaritzburg Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Msunduzi Local Municipality | ||||||||||
| Serves | Pietermaritzburg | ||||||||||
| Location | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,423 ft / 739 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°38′48″S 30°23′54″E / 29.64667°S 30.39833°E | ||||||||||
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  PZB Location of Airport in KwaZulu-Natal | |||||||||||
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Pietermaritzburg Airport (IATA: PZB, ICAO: FAPM) is the primary airport serving the city of Pietermaritzburg and surrounding areas, including the Midlands and the outer west suburbs of Durban. Pietermaritzburg Airport is the only airport in the greater Pietermaritzburg area that offers scheduled passenger services. In 2013 the terminal building and apron were upgraded.[1]
Scheduled services
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Airlink | Johannesburg |
| Federal Air | Durban-Virginia, Ulundi |
Aeronautical information
| Type | Identification | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| NDB | OBI | 280 |
| NDB | ORI | 422.5 |
| NDB | PU | 407 |
| NDB | PZ | 257 |
| VOR | PMV | 117.9 |
Communication
Communication Frequency 122.0 MHz
Notes
The airport has Pilot Controlled night landing facilities. The lights are normally off and are switched on for a period of 15 minutes when Aircrew transmit 5 or 7 clicks in rapid succession on the communication frequency, depending on the intensity required (30% or 100%). Cloud break procedures are authorised onto runways 16 and 34, the procedures are fairly complicated due to the hilly terrain surrounding the airport.
Other activities at the airfield
- There is an Aero-club on the airfield (Called "Pitermartizburg Aero" Club).[2]
Traffic statistics
| Year | Passengers | % Change |
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| 2010 | 59,199 |  2.0%
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| 2011 | 95,875 |  62.0%
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| 2012 | 102,688 | 7.1%
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| 2013 | 109,897 | 7.0%
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| 2014 | 125,836 | 14.5%
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| 2015 | 129,848 | 3.2%
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Nearby tourist attractions
References
- ^ "PMB airport gets makeover – SA News". Archived from the original on 7 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Welcome – Pietermaritzburg Aero Club".
- ^ http://www.msunduziinvestmentconference.co.za/download/documents/PMB%20Investment%202015.pptx
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