King Shaka International Airport Koning Shaka Internasionale Lughawe (Afrikaans) | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Dube Tradeport Corporation (cargo terminal) Airports Company South Africa (passenger terminal) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Durban, South Africa | ||||||||||
| Location | La Mercy, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1 May 2010 | ||||||||||
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| Focus city for | FlySafair | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 93 m / 304 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°37.0′S 031°6.5′E / 29.6167°S 31.1083°E | ||||||||||
| Website | airports.co.za | ||||||||||
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King Shaka International Airport (IATA: DUR, ICAO: FALE), abbreviated KSIA, pronounced as (Kīng Shāk(k)ā Internashonāl Ay(ir)port), is the primary international airport serving Durban, South Africa. It is located in La Mercy, KwaZulu-Natal, approximately 35 km (22 mi) north of the city centre of Durban. The airport opened its doors to passengers on May 1, 2010, 41 days before the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[4] It replaced Durban International Airport (ICAO: FADN) and uses the same IATA airport code.[5][6] The airport was designed by Osmond Lange Architects and Planners and cost R 6,800,000,000[7][8] (about US$900 million[9]).
Although the larger airport was built to grow the area's international services, it is also a key airport for domestic services throughout South Africa, serving the "Golden Triangle" between Cape Town International Airport, O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, and KSIA itself with seven passenger and two cargo airlines offering domestic air services.
The airport forms part of the Dube TradePort, which will additionally consist of a trade zone linked to the airport's cargo terminal, facilities to support the airport such as nearby offices and transit accommodations for tourists, an integrated agricultural export zone, and an IT platform.[10]
The largest aircraft KSIA currently has scheduled services for is the Boeing 777-300ER, with Emirates operating Dubai–Durban, although KSIA's runway length and terminal can handle the world's largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380, and smaller Boeing 747. In September 2015, during the World Routes Conference, which was held in Durban (the first time on African soil), Turkish Airlines announced a new international service to Istanbul[11] and Qatar Airways announced the commencement of service to Doha in December of that year.[12]
On 27 January 2014, an Airbus A380-841 of British Airways landed at KSIA becoming the first A380 to do so. The aircraft was being used for training and operated many flights in and out of the airport until February 4, 2014. The aircraft also returned for further pilot training between 29 August and 1 September of the same year.[13]
- ^ https://mediacentre.britishairways.com/pressrelease/details/14706#:~:text=British%20Airways%20announces%20codeshare%20partnership%20with%20South%20African%20airline%20Airlink,-08%20Feb%202023&text=8%20February%202023%3A%20British%20Airways,15%20destinations%20in%20Southern%20Africa.
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- ^ Engelbrecht, Leon (3 May 2010). "King Shaka Airport opens, but what about the SAAF?". defenceWeb. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ Naidoo, Suren (21 June 2007). "New Durban airport waiting for green light". IOL. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Osmond Lange Architects & Planners". Osmond Lange Architects & Planners. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "Historical Currency Converter | OANDA". www.oanda.com. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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- ^ "Turkish Airlines announces new flight route to Durban". 21 September 2015. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Qatar Airways announces new international flight route to Durban - 5 Star Durban - Showcasing Beautiful KwaZulu-Natal". 20 September 2015. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Look up Durban! The big A380 is back". Traveller. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.