| Ulundi Airport | |
| Nativename: | Afrikaans: Ulundi Lughawe |
| Iata: | ULD |
| Icao: | FAUL |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | Zululand District Municipality |
| Operator: | Zululand District Municipality |
| Location: | Ulundi, South Africa |
| Elevation-F: | 1720 |
| Elevation-M: | 524 |
| Coordinates: | -28.3206°N 31.4164°W |
| Pushpin Map: | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Pushpin Label: | ULD |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in KwaZulu-Natal |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| R1-Number: | 02/20 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1,034 |
| R1-Length-F: | 3,395 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| R2-Number: | 05/23 |
| R2-Length-M: | 1,640 |
| R2-Length-F: | 5,381 |
| R2-Surface: | Asphalt |
Ulundi Airport is an airport serving the towns of Ulundi, Nongoma and Melmoth in the Zululand Municipal District of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Its official name is the Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport. The airport is situated 1 km south-west of the entrance to the Ulundi Central Business District at the intersection of the R66 and the P700. The Ulundi airport is in close proximity to the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park,[1] and the EMakhosini Ophathe Heritage Park.
The airport has a fully staffed and equipped rescue and fire department is on site and is qualified to operate at category 4 – 5 levels.[2] The Airport precinct has extensive terminal facilities, hangar space, land for development, parking for aircraft and automobiles, a fuel depot, hangar space and a fully operational radio navigational approach system.
The Ulundi airport was built as an international gateway to the Zulu kingdom and its 1,750 metre-long main runway can accommodate 737 jet airliners.[3] [4]