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Airport in Ulundi, South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ulundi Airport (IATA: ULD, ICAO: FAUL) is an airport serving the towns of Ulundi, Nongoma and Melmoth in the Zululand Municipal District of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Its official name is the Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport. The airport is situated 1 km south-west of the entrance to the Ulundi Central Business District at the intersection of the R66 and the P700. The Ulundi airport is in close proximity to the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park,[1] and the EMakhosini Ophathe Heritage Park.
Ulundi Airport Ulundi Lughawe | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Zululand District Municipality | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Zululand District Municipality | ||||||||||||||
Location | Ulundi, South Africa | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,720 ft / 524 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 28°19′14″S 31°24′59″E | ||||||||||||||
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The airport has a fully staffed and equipped rescue and fire department is on site and is qualified to operate at category 4 – 5 levels.[2] The Airport precinct has extensive terminal facilities, hangar space, land for development, parking for aircraft and automobiles, a fuel depot, hangar space and a fully operational radio navigational approach system.
The Ulundi airport was built as an international gateway to the Zulu kingdom and its 1,750 metre-long main runway can accommodate 737 jet airliners.[3][4]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Federal Air[5] | Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo, Phinda, Pietermaritzburg |
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