Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport
Airport in Mbombela, South Africa
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Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (IATA: MQP, ICAO: FAKN) (Afrikaans: Kruger Mpumalanga Internasionale Lughawe) is an airport located 16 km (9.9 mi), or 27 km (17 mi) by road, north east of Mbombela (formerly known as Nelspruit) in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Primkop Airport Management (Pty) Ltd. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Mbombela, South Africa | ||||||||||
| Location | City of Mbombela | ||||||||||
| Opened | 21 October 2002 | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Airlink Federal Air | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 862 m (2,828 ft) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°23′00″S 31°06′20″E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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The airport opened on 21 October 2002, replacing the smaller Nelspruit Airport.[1] It primarily serves tourists to Kruger National Park.
The airport terminal is almost entirely covered by a thatched roof, making it the largest thatched structure in Africa, covering approximately 7,350 m2 (79,100 ft2).
Operations
There are scheduled passenger flights to other South African cities as well as regional destinations.
From November 2022 to March 2023, German low-cost carrier Discover Airlines operated flights between it Frankfurt and Kruger Mpumalanga via Windhoek, Namibia.[2] However, this route was terminated due to low demand.[3]
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
| Year (Jan–Dec) |
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| 2003 | |||||||||
| 2004 | 139,573(  5.8%) | ||||||||
| 2005 | 177,498( 27.2%) | ||||||||
| 2006 | 215,390( 21.3%) | ||||||||
| 2007 | 239,583( 11.2%) | ||||||||
| 2008 | 247,573( 3.3%) | ||||||||
| 2009 | 208,751(  15.7%) | ||||||||
| 2010 | 239,292( 14.6%) | ||||||||
| 2011 | 263,222( 10.0%) | ||||||||
| 2012 | 241,949( 8.1%) | ||||||||
| 2013 | 249,690( 3.2%) | ||||||||
| 2014 | 253,595( 1.6%) | ||||||||
| 2015 | 237,106( 6.5%) | ||||||||
| 2016 | 268,717( 13.3%) | ||||||||
| 2017 | 278,455( 3.6%) | ||||||||
| 2018 | 271,809( 2.4%) | ||||||||
| 2019 | 255,176( 6.1%) | ||||||||
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| 2024 | 314,957( 33.3%) | ||||||||
