King Shaka International Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Dube Tradeport Corporation | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Company South Africa | ||||||||||
| Serves | Durban, South Africa | ||||||||||
| Location | La Mercy, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||
| Hub for | SA Express | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 97 m / 295 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°37.0′S 031°6.5′E / 29.6167°S 31.1083°ECoordinates: 29°37.0′S 031°6.5′E / 29.6167°S 31.1083°E | ||||||||||
| Website | King Shaka International Airport | ||||||||||
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| Passenger traffic | 5,220,002 |
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| Aircraft movements | 55,030 |
King Shaka International Airport (IATA: DUR, ICAO: FALE), abbreviated KSIA, is the primary airport serving Durban, South Africa. Located in La Mercy, KwaZulu-Natal, approximately 35 km (22 mi) north of the city centre of Durban, it opened its doors to passengers on 1 May 2010, just over a month before the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. It replaced Durban International Airport (ICAO: FADN) and uses the same IATA airport code. The airport was designed by Osmond Lange Architects and Planners and cost R6,800,000,000 (about US$900 million).
Although the larger airport was built to grow the area's international services, it is also a key airport for domestic services throughout South Africa, serving the "Golden Triangle" between Cape Town International Airport (IATA: CPT, ICAO: FACT), O. R. Tambo International Airport (IATA: JNB, ICAO: FAOR) in Johannesburg, and KSIA itself with 7 airlines. KSIA was the 9th busiest airport in Africa according to 2010 statistics, despite not being open for the first four months.
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