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Coordinates: 28°19′14″S 31°24′59″E / 28.32056°S 31.41639°E

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Ulundi Airport

Ulundi Lughawe

IATA: ULD
ICAO: FAUL

Summary

Airport type

Public

Owner

Zululand District Municipality

Operator

Zululand District Municipality

Location

Ulundi, South Africa

Elevation AMSL

1,720 ft / 524 m

Coordinates

28°19′14″S 31°24′59″E / 28.32056°S 31.41639°E

Map

ULD

Location in KwaZulu-Natal

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
02/20	1,034	3,395	Asphalt
05/23	1,640	5,381	Asphalt

Ulundi Airport (IATA: ULD, ICAO: FAUL) is an airport serving the towns of Ulundi, Nongoma and Melmoth in the Zululand Municipal District of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Its official name is the Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport. The airport is situated 1 km south-west of the entrance to the Ulundi Central Business District at the intersection of the R66 and the P700. The Ulundi airport is in close proximity to the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park,^[1] and the EMakhosini Ophathe Heritage Park.

Airport facilities

The airport has a fully staffed and equipped rescue and fire department is on site and is qualified to operate at category 4 – 5 levels.^[2] The Airport precinct has extensive terminal facilities, hangar space, land for development, parking for aircraft and automobiles, a fuel depot, hangar space and a fully operational radio navigational approach system.

The Ulundi airport was built as an international gateway to the Zulu kingdom and its 1,750 metre-long main runway can accommodate 737 jet airliners.^[3]^[4]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Federal Air^[5]	Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo, Phinda, Pietermaritzburg

References

^ "Imfolozi-Game-Reserve". Kznwildlife.com. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
^ "Calls for Expressions of Interest - Business Opportunities at Ulundi Airport". www.zululand.org.za. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
^ "Zululand District Municipality". Zululand.org.za. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
^ Reporter, Creamer Media. "Daily flights start to newly upgraded Ulundi airport". www.engineeringnews.co.za. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
^ "Federal Airlines | Luxury Private Charter & Shuttle Airline Services -". www.fedair.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015.

v t e Passenger airports of South Africa
International	Cape Town Durban–King Shaka Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo Mbombela
Domestic	Bloemfontein East London George Gqeberha Johannesburg–Lanseria Kimberley Mala Mala Mthatha Pietermaritzburg Polokwane Richards Bay Skukuza Ulundi Upington
Unscheduled	Wonderboom
Closed	Durban–International
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