King Shaka International Airport opening 1 May

King Shaka International Airport will officially be opened on 1 May. The new R6.7-billion airport is to replace the current Durban International Airport as KwaZulu-Natal’s primary airport.

The Durban International Airport will handle its last international flights at the end of April while the final touches are being put on the new King Shaka International Aiport.

The 19 000-m2 airport will boast 18 passenger aircraft stands, 400 000 m2 of runway, taxiway and parking aprons, and will have the capacity to handle 7,5-million passengers a year.

The new airport would host the R1,35-billion Dube TradePort, which would combine the airport with an adjacent trade port consisting of a trade zone, linked to the airport airfreight component, a support zone consisting of hotels, conference facilities and business parks, as well as an agricultural zone.

Reported by Engineering News


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