Richards Bay Airport
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{{Infobox airport
| name = Richards Bay Airport
| nativename = {{lang|af|Richardsbaai Lughawe}}
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| IATA = RCB
| ICAO = FARB
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Airport in KwaZulu-Natal
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| type = Public
| owner = uMhlathuze Local Municipality
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| location = Richards Bay, South Africa
| elevation-f = 109
| elevation-m = 33
| coordinates = {{Coord|28|44|27|S|32|05|31|E|type:airport}}
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| metric-elev = yes
| metric-rwy = yes
| r1-number = 05/23
| r1-length-f = 4,265
| r1-length-m = 1,300
| r1-surface = Asphalt
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Richards Bay Airport {{airport codes|RCB|FARB}} is an airport in Richards Bay, South Africa.
Overview
It is independently managed and not part of the network of larger airports operated by the parastatal Airports Company South Africa (ACSA). The Airport is managed by Indiza Airport Management. The Airport is also home to one of the only aviation maintenance companies in the Northern KwaZulu-Natal, Alton Aero Engineering. South African Airlink used to fly the only scheduled flight service in and out of Richards Bay, using a fleet of Embraer E170 jet and BAe Jetstream 41 aircraft.
In late 2011, after much speculation, it was confirmed that the airport would undergo a major upgrade that would render the airport's status as International. The expansion project however, has been put on hold pending an outcome to the issue of the local township of Mandlanzini, with residents having settled in the path of the intended runway extension.
Airlines and destinations
Traffic statistics
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|+ Annual passenger statistics {{cite web|url=http://www.kzntopbusiness.co.za/site/parastatals |title=KwaZulu-Natal Top Business | |publisher=Kzntopbusiness.co.za |date= |accessdate=2022-05-02}} ! Year | Passengers | % Change |
| 2011
| 83,069 || {{decrease}}10.2% | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2012
| 80,978 || {{decrease}}2.5% | ||
| 2013
| 77,401 || {{decrease}}4.4% | ||
| 2014
| 80,205 || {{increase}}3.6% |
References
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External links
- [https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=-28.740833,32.091944&spn=0.03,0.03&t=h&q=-28.740833,32.091944 Aerial photograph on Google Maps]
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Category:Airports in KwaZulu-Natal
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