| Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport | |
| Iata: | MQP |
| Icao: | FAKN |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | Private |
| Operator: | Primkop Airport Management (Pty) Ltd. |
| City-Served: | Mbombela, South Africa |
| Location: | north east of Mbombela |
| Hub: | Airlink Federal Air |
| Elevation-F: | 2,829 |
| Elevation-M: | 862 |
| Coordinates: | -25.3833°N 31.1056°W |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Mpumalanga#South Africa#Africa |
| Pushpin Label: | MQP |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mpumalanga |
| R1-Number: | 05/23 |
| R1-Length-F: | 10,171 |
| R1-Length-M: | 3,100 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (Afrikaans: Kruger Mpumalanga Internasionale Lughawe) is located north east of Mbombela in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Construction began in 2001,[1] and it replaced the smaller Nelspruit Airport. It now serves travelers to Kruger National Park.
The airport terminal is roofed almost entirely by thatch, making it the largest thatched structure in Africa, covering approximately .
There are scheduled passenger flights to other South African cities as well as regional destinations. As of November 2022, German low-cost carrier Eurowings Discover commenced operations between its Frankfurt-hub and Kruger-Mpumalanga via Windhoek, Namibia.[2] However, this route was terminated due to low demand by March 2023.[3]
The Airport is equipped with a CAT 1 ILS on runway 05 with co-located DME. There is also a NDB and a recently installed DVOR.
| Radio Aid/ATC | Type | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PK | NDB | 405.0 kHz | |
| PKI | ILS/DME | 109.1 MHz | |
| PKV | DVOR | 112.5 MHz | |
| Kruger Tower | TWR/APP | 119.2 MHz | |
| Apron Services | Apron | 122.65 MHz |
| Passengers | % Change | ||
| 2003 | 131,943 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1.8% | |
| 2015 | 237,106 | 6.5% | |
| 2016 | 268,717 | 13.3% | |
| 2017 | 278,455 | 3.6% | |
| 2018 | 271,809 | 2.4% |
Web site: usurped. Airport information for FAKN. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=FAKN. 2019-03-05. World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.