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2.1  INTERNATIONAL GATEWAY AIRPORTS

Johannesburg is the main entry point into South Africa, followed by Cape Town and Durban. Most travellers will arrive in Johannesburg and proceed on to other host cities from there. These airports have all undergone massive development in the run to World Cup and are now of world class standards.

2.1.1       JOHANNESBURG: O.R. Tambo International (JNB) 24km (15 miles) northeast of the city (travel time – 35 minutes). Airport facilities include incoming and outgoing duty-free shops, post office, car hire, bank/bureau de change (24 hours), restaurant and bar (1000-2400). Bus services to Pretoria and Johannesburg are available. Buses link Kempton Park with Johannesburg. Taxis are available. Courtesy coaches are operated by some major hotels. Flight information ( 086 727 7888

      

MAP SHOWING ACCESS TO O.R. TAMBO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, JOHANNSBURG

 

2.1.2       CAPE TOWN: Cape Town International (CPT) 22km (14 miles) east of the city (travel time – 25 minutes). Airport facilities include outgoing duty-free shop, car hire, bank/bureau de change (0830-1630 Monday to Friday, 0830-1200 Saturday) and restaurants/bars (0600-0305). Inter-Cape buses meet all incoming and outgoing flights. Courtesy buses are operated by some hotels. Taxis are available, with a surcharge after 2300. Flight information ( 086 727 7888

    

MAP SHOWING ACCESS TO CAPE TOWN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

2.1.3       DURBAN: King Shaka International and Durban International Airports King Shaka International Airport (KSIA), also known as La Mercy Airport (after the area in which it is situated), will be the primary airport serving Durban, South Africa. Located approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of the city centre, it is expected to open on May 1, 2010. Durban International Airport (DIA), located just south of the city, will be in operation during the World Cup, after which it will close. Flight information ( 086 727 7888

 

2.2       OTHER HOST CITY AIRPORTS:  (Flight information for all airports ( 086 727 7888)

2.2.1       Port Elizabeth (PLZ) (Port Elizabeth International) is 25km (16 miles) from the city (travel time – 30 minutes). Airport facilities include automated teller machine, conference facilities, information desk (0600-2200 Monday to Friday; 0700-2100 Saturday; 0800-2210 Sunday) restaurants and pubs, shops, a pharmacy, postal services, car hire. Airport shuttle bus to the main international hotels in Port Elizabeth. Taxis are also available.

2.2.2       Bloemfontein (BFN) (Bloemfontein Airport), 10km (6 miles) east of the city (travel time – 15 minutes). Airport facilities include automatic teller machine, restaurants, car hire and conference facilities. Airport shuttle bus to the city centre (leaving from outside the airport building). Taxis are also available. 

2.2.3       Nelspruit (KMIA) (Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport) is 23km (14 miles) from Nelspruit, 44km (28 miles) from the Numbi Entrance Gate of Kruger Park and within close vicinity of the major game lodges in the area. Recently opened, the airport facilities are created over a period of time can accommodate Boeing 737,747,767 and Airbus series.

2.2.4       Polokwane International Airport or Gateway Airport (PTG) is an airport serving the city of Polokwane (known until 2005 as Pietersburg) in the South African province of Limpopo. The airport is located 5 km north of the city. It opened in 1996 on the site of a former Air Force Base. The airport has scheduled flights to Johannesburg, with four flights on weekdays, one flight on Saturday and two on Sunday. It handles approximately 5,000 aircraft and 38,000 passengers per year.

2.2.5       Pilanesberg/Sun City Airport (NTY), just outside Africa's premier luxury resort, Sun City, is also a gateway to game reserves, world-class championship golf courses and many other activities in the North West Province. It is a small airport and will probably only handle charter flights for World Cup.

2.3       OTHER SOUTH AFRICAN AIRPORTS

2.3.1       Lanseria Airport (HLA) is a privately owned international airport that is situated in the north west of Johannesburg, South Africa. The airport can handle aircraft up to the Boeing 757-300 and Airbus A319. Although the passenger throughput is not as high as OR Tambo International Airport, Lanseria handles more aircraft movements (take-offs and landings) per year than any other airport in Africa.

2.3.2       Wonderboom Airport (FAWB) in Pretoria is expected to be used extensively during the 2010 FIFA World Cup to transport fans and FIFA delegates to and from the host city. The airport will be able to operate scheduled flights from host city to host city to cater for travelling fans as well as charter flights between host cities and places of accommodation. From the airport, fans can easily be integrated into other modes of transport such as rail, buses and taxis to get the soccer match venue.

2.3.3       Phalaborwa Airport (PHW) serves the town of Phalaborwa in Limpopo province and is located near Kruger National Park. The airport resides at an elevation of 1,432 feet (436 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 01/19 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,373 by 18 metres (4,505 ft × 59 ft).

2.3.4       Hoedspruit (HDS) is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is located adjacent to the Kruger National Park. In the late 1990s an unused portion of the base was converted into a civilian airport known as Eastgate Airport. It is also an emergency landing site for the Space Shuttle. Eastgate Airport services daily scheduled flights from Johannesburg and connecting flights from Cape Town, operated by South African Express Airways. Eastgate Airport is also ideally suited to the handling of private charter flights.

 

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