Upington Airport
| Upington International Airport (Upington International Airport) |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | FAUP |
| IATA code | UTN |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 851 m (2792 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 6 km north of Upington |
| Street |
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| Basic data | |
| operator | Airports Company South Africa |
| Terminals | 1 |
| Passengers | 65,292 (2016/17) |
| Flight movements |
12,924 (2016/17) |
| Runways | |
| 17/35 | 4900 m × 60 m asphalt |
| 01/19 | 2438 m × 46 m asphalt |
| 08/26 | 834 m × 30 m asphalt |
| website | |
| www.airports.co.za/airports/upington-international | |
The Upington Airport ( IATA: UTN , ICAO code : FAUP ; English Upington International Airport ) is the international passenger airport of the city of Upington in South Africa's Northern Cape Province .
history
The Pierre van Ryneveld Airport , according to Pierre van Ryneveld , the first commander in chief ((1891-1972) Director Air Services ) of the South African Air Force named, was built in the early 20th century. At that time it consisted of two grass lanes in a cross- track system next to the current complex of the 8SA Infantry Battalion .
Upington Airport ( IATA code UTN), which was renovated in 1968 under the name Upington Airport , served between 1976 and 1996 as a refueling stop for South African Airways planes on the routes to and from Europe, as the airline has almost no other service on the African continent Had overflight or landing rights.
Runway 17/35 was built from January to July 1976 so that Boeing 747 aircraft can land and take off here.
In the 2016/17 financial year, the airport had a passenger volume of 65,292 and 12,924 flight movements.
Airlines and Destinations
Airlink offers flights to and from Johannesburg-OR Tambo and Cape Town .
particularities
With a length of 4900 meters, runway 17/35 is the longest runway at a civil airport in the southern hemisphere and could therefore even serve as a possible runway for the space shuttle .
Web links
- Upington International Airport on the website of the Airports Company South Africa (English)
- Upington Airport aeronautical map on SkyVector.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Passenger Statistics. Airports.co.za , accessed January 6, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Aircraft Statistics. Airports.co.za , accessed January 6, 2018 .
- ^ A b Airports Company South Africa: About Upington Airport . Retrieved May 23, 2016. from www.airports.co.za (English)
- ↑ FLIGHTS TO UPINGTON. flyairlink.com, accessed December 6, 2018 .
- ^ Upington Airport . Retrieved December 1, 2015. from www.upington.biz
