King Shaka International Airport

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King Shaka International Airport, ( IATA code DUR, ICAO code FALE, also KSIA ) is the international airport of Durban, South Africa. It is located about 35 km north at La Mercy. He replaced on 1 May 2010, a month before the World Cup, the International Durban airport, which was closed on the same day. The airport was designed by Osmond Lange Architects and Planners and to 6.8 billion edge cost (approx. € 690 million ). The name of the airport is reminiscent of the legendary Zulu king Shaka.

Airlines and destinations

From German-speaking countries there are no direct flights; the airport is via Johannesburg or Dubai serviced (November 2011).

Passenger terminal

In the southwestern part of the airport is the 103,000 m² building, are dispatched in the national as well as international flights and some African except. It will also have passenger boarding bridges for the Airbus A380. The initial PAX capacity of 7.5 million / year is 3 million over the old Airport and is modularly expandable as needed.

Cargo terminal

The cargo terminal with an area of ​​15,000 m² will have a capacity of 150,000 tons per year. There will also be expandable to 100,000 m² and 1 million tons.

Runway

In the first phase of the runway is extended to 3,700 meters in length. If necessary, the construction of a second parallel runway is already scheduled.

Transport links

By car, the airport via the N2 highway on the highway M65. reachable.

Later, the waste is also a train connection.