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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Ulundi Airport

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, and the EMakhosini Ophathe Heritage Park.

Airport facilities

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. 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.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Federal Air Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo, Phinda, Pietermaritzburg

See also

References

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  3. ^ "Zululand District Municipality". Zululand.org.za. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  4. ^ Reporter, Creamer Media. "Daily flights start to newly upgraded Ulundi airport". www.engineeringnews.co.za. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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