Kimberley Airport

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Kimberley Airport

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Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Airports Company South Africa
Location Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
Elevation  AMSL 3,950 ft / 1,204 m
Coordinates 28°48′06″S24°45′49″E / 28.80167°S 24.76361°E / -28.80167; 24.76361
Website www.airports.co.za/airports/kimberley-airport
Map
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KIM
Location in the Northern Cape
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KIM
KIM (South Africa)
Kimberley Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
02/203,0009,843Asphalt
10/282,4398,002Asphalt
Sources: South African AIP, [1] DAFIF [2] [3]
Six Romanian aviators and cpt. Fisher (airport chief, middle) at Kimberley Airport, 1935-04-24 Africa raid 1935 Kimberley.jpg
Six Romanian aviators and cpt. Fisher (airport chief, middle) at Kimberley Airport, 1935-04-24

Kimberley Airport( IATA : KIM, ICAO : FAKM)based in the Northern Cape is an airport that serves Kimberley, [2] the capital city of the province and its surrounding areas. It was established in 1912. The airport is approximately 6.5 kilometers (12 minutes) away from the centre of Kimberley. [4] Annually, the Airport transports approximately 170,000 passengers across around 10,000 flights through airlines Airlink and ChemAir and provides regular domestic flights in South Africa between Cape Town International Airport and O.R Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg.

Contents

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 3,950 feet (1,204 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 02/20 measuring 3,000 by 46 metres (9,843 ft × 151 ft) and 10/28 measuring 2,439 by 46 metres (8,002 ft × 151 ft). [1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Airlink Cape Town, Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo
CemAir Cape Town, [5] Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo

Traffic statistics

Annual passenger traffic at KIM airport. See Wikidata query.
Annual passenger traffic [6] [7]
YearPassengers % Change
2006129,037Increase2.svg31.5%
2007147,275Increase2.svg14.1%
2008155,615Increase2.svg5.7%
2009130,506Decrease2.svg11.6%
2010132,756Increase2.svg1.7%
2011135,939Increase2.svg2.4%
2012151,405Increase2.svg11.4%
2013157,225Increase2.svg3.9%
2014160,442Increase2.svg2.0%
2015166,960Increase2.svg4.0%
2016177,260Increase2.svg6.2%
2017171,933Decrease2.svg3.0%
2018161,168Decrease2.svg6.26%
2019153,913Decrease2.svg4.5%
202035,813Decrease2.svg76.7%
202193,626Increase2.svg161.4%
2022137,875Increase2.svg47.3%
2023155,292Increase2.svg12.6%

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References

  1. 1 2 "Aerodrome chart for FAKM – KIMBERLEY" (PDF). South African Civil Aviation Authority. 10 May 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011.
  2. 1 2 Airport information for FAKM [usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  3. ↑ Airport information for KIM at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  4. ↑ url=https://kimberleyairport.co.za%7Cdate= 24 October 2019
  5. ↑ "CemAir Adds Cape Town - Kimberely Service From Mid-Feb 2023". AeroRoutes. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "ACSA Passenger Statistics". Airports Company South Africa. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "ACSA Passenger Statistics" (PDF). Airports Company South Africa . Retrieved 8 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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