Pietermaritzburg Airport

Pietermaritzburg Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Msunduzi Local Municipality
Serves Pietermaritzburg
Location Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Elevation AMSL 2,423 ft / 739 m
Coordinates 29°38′48″S 30°23′54″E / 29.64667°S 30.39833°E / -29.64667; 30.39833
Map
PZB
Location of Airport in KwaZulu-Natal
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 5,043 1,537 Asphalt

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 suburbs 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.[1]

Scheduled services

View of an Airlink aircraft from the arrivals area
AirlinesDestinations
Airlink Johannesburg
Federal Air Durban-Virginia, Ulundi

Aeronautical information

Type Identification Frequency
NDB OBI 280
NDB ORI 422.5
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 "Pitermartizburg Aero" Club).[2]

Traffic statistics

Pietermaritzburg Airport passenger terminal viewed from the car park
Annual passenger traffic for Pietermaritzburg Airport[3]
YearPassengers% Change
2010 59,199Decrease2.0%
2011 95,875Increase62.0%
2012 102,688Increase7.1%
2013 109,897Increase7.0%
2014 125,836Increase14.5%
2015 129,848Increase3.2%

Nearby tourist attractions

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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