Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport

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Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport
IATA: MQP ICAO: FAKN
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Private
Operator	Primkop Airport Management (Pty) Ltd.
Serves	Mbombela, South Africa
Location	north east of Mbombela
Hub for	Airlink Federal Air
Elevation AMSL	2,829 ft / 862 m
Coordinates	25°23′00″S 31°06′20″E
Website	www.kmiairport.co.za
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 05/23 10,171 3,100 Asphalt

Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (IATA: MQP, ICAO: FAKN) (Afrikaans: Kruger Mpumalanga Internasionale Lughawe) is located 27 kilometres (17 mi) north east of Mbombela in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Construction began in 2001,^[1] and it replaced the smaller Nelspruit Airport. It now serves travelers to Kruger National Park.

The airport terminal is roofed almost entirely by thatch, making it the largest thatched structure in Africa, covering approximately 7,350 square metres (79,100 sq ft).

Operations

There are scheduled passenger flights to other South African cities as well as regional destinations. As of November 2022, German low-cost carrier Eurowings Discover commenced operations between its Frankfurt-hub and Kruger-Mpumalanga via Windhoek, Namibia.^[2] However, this route was terminated due to low demand by March 2023.^[3]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Botswana	Kasane[4]
Airlink	Cape Town, Durban,[5] Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo, Livingstone,[6] Skukuza,[7] Victoria Falls[8]
Fastjet Zimbabwe	Victoria Falls[9]
Federal Air	Phinda, Skukuza, Timbavati
FlySafair	Cape Town,[10] Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo[11]

Aeronautical Information

The Airport is equipped with a 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
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

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic^[12]

Year	Passengers	% Change
2003	131,943
2004	139,573	5.8%
2005	177,498	27.2%
2006	215,390	21.3%
2007	239,583	11.2%
2008	247,573	3.3%
2009	208,751	15.7%
2010	239,292	14.6%
2011	263,222	10.0%
2012	241,949	8.1%
2013	249,690	3.2%
2014	253,595	1.8%
2015	237,106	6.5%
2016	268,717	13.3%
2017	278,455	3.6%
2018	271,809	2.4%

References

1. "ABB begins construction of Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport - July 2001 - ABB South Africa - SA Instrumentation & Control". www.instrumentation.co.za. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
2. "Direct flights, Frankfurt to Kruger Park". 11 February 2022.
3. aviation.direct - "Eurowings Discover ends flights to Kruger National Park" (German) 17 March 2023
4. "Air Botswana Network Expansion From Sep 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
5. "Airlink links Durban and KMIA". 10 February 2022.
6. "Airlink launches new daily service between Jhb and Livingstone". www.bizcommunity.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
7. "SA Airlink Adds New Domestic Routes from July 2015". Airline Route. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
8. "Airlink 2H23 Malawi / Zimbabwe Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
9. Liu, Jim. "FastJet plans new routes from July 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
10. "Safair Plans Cape Town – Nelspruit Service From April 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
11. "FlySafair To Offer Mozambique, Zambia And Zimbabwe Routes".
12. "Air traffic Statistics". Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.

"Airport information for FAKN". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Data current as of October 2006.^{[needs update]}

External links

• Official website