Pietermaritzburg Airport
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{{Infobox airport
| name = Pietermaritzburg Airport
| nativename = {{lang|af|Pietermaritzburg Lughawe}}
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| image = Pietermaritzburg Airport Passenger Terminal.jpg
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| IATA = PZB
| ICAO = FAPM
| pushpin_map = South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa#Africa
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Airport in KwaZulu-Natal
| pushpin_label = PZB
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| type = Public
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| owner = Msunduzi Local Municipality
| operator = Airports Company South Africa
| city-served = Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Midlands, South Africa
| location = 2 Pharazyn Way, Oribi, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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| elevation-f = 2423
| elevation-m = 739
| coordinates = {{coord|29|38|48|S|30|23|54|E|type:airport}}
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| r1-number = 16/34
| r1-length-f = 5043
| r1-length-m = 1537
| r1-surface = Asphalt
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Pietermaritzburg Airport {{airport codes|PZB|FAPM}} is the primary airport serving the city of Pietermaritzburg and surrounding areas, including the Midlands and the outer west areas of Durban. Pietermaritzburg Airport is the only airport in the greater Pietermaritzburg area that offers scheduled passenger services. In 2013 the terminal building and apron were upgraded.{{cite web|url=http://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/pmb-airport-gets-makeover|title=PMB airport gets makeover – SA News|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307031408/http://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/pmb-airport-gets-makeover|archivedate=7 March 2014|df=dmy-all}}
In 2020, Pietermaritzburg Airport was one of the few airports authorised to open for domestic travel by the South African government in relation to the relaxing of COVID-19 lockdown measures.{{Cite web|date=|title=More airports open for South African travel|url=https://businesstech.co.za/news/lifestyle/433899/more-airports-open-for-south-african-travel/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-03|website=Business Tech|language=en-US}}
Airline and destination
Aeronautical information
= Navigational aids=
class="wikitable" |
Type
! Identification ! Frequency |
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NDB
| OBI | 280 |
NDB
| ORI | 441.74 |
NDB
| PU | 407 |
NDB
| PZ | 257 |
VOR
| PMV | 117.9 |
=Communication=
Communication Frequency 122.0 MHz
=Notes=
The airport has Pilot Controlled night landing facilities. The lights are normally off and are switched on for a period of 15 minutes when Aircrew transmit 5 or 7 clicks in rapid succession on the communication frequency, depending on the intensity required (30% or 100%). Cloud break procedures are authorised onto runways 16 and 34, the procedures are fairly complicated due to the hilly terrain surrounding the airport.
Other activities at the airfield
- There is an Aero-club on the airfield (Called "Pietermaritzburg Aero" Club).{{cite web|url=http://www.pmbaeroclub.co.za/index.php|title=Welcome – Pietermaritzburg Aero Club|publisher=}}
Traffic statistics
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|+ Annual passenger traffic for Pietermaritzburg Airport{{Cite web |url=http://www.msunduziinvestmentconference.co.za/download/documents/PMB%20Investment%202015.pptx |title=Archived copy |access-date=2 October 2015 |archive-date=3 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003085230/http://www.msunduziinvestmentconference.co.za/download/documents/PMB%20Investment%202015.pptx |url-status=dead }} ! Year | Passengers | % Change |
2010
| 59,199 || {{decrease}}2.0% | ||
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2011
| 95,875 || {{increase}}62.0% | ||
2012
| 102,688 || {{increase}}7.1% | ||
2013
| 109,897 || {{increase}}7.0% | ||
2014
| 125,836 || {{increase}}14.5% | ||
2015
| 129,848 || {{increase}}3.2% |
References
{{Portalbar|South Africa|Aviation}}
{{Passenger airports of South Africa}}
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Category:Airports in KwaZulu-Natal
Category:Buildings and structures in Pietermaritzburg
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