Kimberley Airport
Airport in Northern Cape, South Africa
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Kimberley Airport (IATA: KIM, ICAO: FAKM) is an airport located in the Northern Cape province that serves Kimberley,[2] the capital city of the province and its surrounding areas.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Company South Africa | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,950 ft (1,200 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°48′06″S 24°45′49″E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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  KIM Location in the Northern Cape  KIM KIM (South Africa) | |||||||||||||||
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| Statistics (FY 2025–26) | |||||||||||||||
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| Sources: South African AIP,[1] DAFIF[2][3] | |||||||||||||||
It was established in 1912. The airport is approximately 6.5 kilometers (12 minutes) away from the centre of Kimberley.[4] Annually, the airport handles around 170,000 passengers and 7400 flights. Airlines Airlink and CemAir provides regular domestic flights in South Africa between Cape Town International Airport and Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo International Airport.
Facilities
The airport is at an elevation of 3,950 feet (1,204 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 02/20 measuring 3,002 by 46 metres (9,849 ft × 151 ft) and 10/28 measuring 2,437 by 46 metres (7,995 ft × 151 ft).[1]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Airlink | Cape Town, Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo |
| CemAir | Cape Town,[5] Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo |
Traffic statistics
| Fiscal year (Apr–Mar) |
Aircraft movements | Passenger traffic | |||||||
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| 2006–07 | 129,037(  31.5%) | ||||||||
| 2007–08 | 147,275( 14.1%) | ||||||||
| 2008–09 | 155,615( 5.7%) | ||||||||
| 2009–10 | 130,506(  16.1%) | ||||||||
| 2010–11 | 12,511( 4.5%) | 132,756( 1.7%) | |||||||
| 2011–12 | 12,347( 1.3%) | 135,939( 2.4%) | |||||||
| 2012–13 | 11,556( 6.3%) | 151,405( 11.4%) | |||||||
| 2013–14 | 10,597( 8.3%) | 157,225( 3.8%) | |||||||
| 2014–15 | 11,819( 11.5%) | 160,442( 2.0%) | |||||||
| 2015–16 | 10,095( 14.6%) | 166,960( 4.1%) | |||||||
| 2016–17 | 9,798( 2.9%) | 177,260( 6.2%) | |||||||
| 2017–18 | 8,888( 9.3%) | 171,933( 3.0%) | |||||||
| 2018–19 | 9,991( 12.4%) | 161,168( 6.3%) | |||||||
| 2019–20 | 8,950( 10.4%) | 153,913( 4.5%) | |||||||
| 2020–21 | 4,950( 44.7%) | 35,813( 76.7%) | |||||||
| 2021–22 | 8,420( 70.1%) | 93,626( 161.4%) | |||||||
| 2022–23 | 8,692( 3.2%) | 137,875( 47.3%) | |||||||
| 2023–24 | 7,595( 12.6%) | 155,292( 12.6%) | |||||||
| 2024–25 | 8,167( 7.5%) | 162,776( 4.8%) | |||||||
| 2025–26 | 7,419( 9.2%) | 170,738( 4.9%) | |||||||
