Ulundi Airport

Airport in Ulundi, South Africa

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.