Pietermaritzburg Airport

Pietermaritzburg Airport (IATA: PZB, ICAO: 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. A new airport situated 10 km from Pietermaritzburg which will accommodate wide bodied and freight aircraft is being planned. This will make air travel more affordable for air travelers and the freight port will make Pietermaritzburg an export leader with regional and international exports being possible.[1]

Pietermaritzburg Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMsunduzi Local Municipality
OperatorAirports Company South Africa
ServesPietermaritzburg, South Africa
Midlands, South Africa
Location2 Pharazyn Way, Oribi, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Elevation AMSL2,423 ft / 739 m
Coordinates29°38′48″S 30°23′54″E
Map
PZB
Location of Airport in KwaZulu-Natal
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 5,043 1,537 Asphalt

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Airlink Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo

Aeronautical information
View of an Airlink aircraft from the arrivals area
Type Identification Frequency
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).[2]

Traffic statistics
Annual passenger traffic for Pietermaritzburg Airport[3]
YearPassengers% Change
2010 59,1992.0%
2011 95,87562.0%
2012 102,6887.1%
2013 109,8977.0%
2014 125,83614.5%
2015 129,8483.2%
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References
  1. "PMB airport gets makeover – SA News". Archived from the original on 7 March 2014.
  2. "Welcome – Pietermaritzburg Aero Club".
  3. http://www.msunduziinvestmentconference.co.za/download/documents/PMB%20Investment%202015.pptx



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