Margate Airport

Margate Airport is an airport in Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (IATA: MGH, ICAO: FAMG). The airport serves as a lower passenger volume alternative to King Shaka International Airport in Durban.

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Margate Airport
IATA: MGH ICAO: FAMG
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality
Serves	Margate
Location	Margate, Ugu District Municipality, South Africa
Elevation AMSL	498 ft / 152 m
Coordinates	30°51′34″S 30°20′35″E
Website	www.flymargate.com
Map
MGH Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 04/22 4,495 1,370 Asphalt

It only has one schedule flight service which is to O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesberg route provided by CemAir. The airport also has charter flights, scenic flips and microlight flips.^[1]

Upgrade

In 2020, a R 10,000,000 upgrade to Margate Airport was funded by the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs.^[2] The upgrade which began in June 2020, included expanding the arrivals terminal, refurbishing ablution facilities, the addition of a new building for car rental and the construction of a controlled paid parking area. The project was expected to finish in December 2020 however it has not been completed but was being finalized in February 2021. Due to abnormal rainfall over the summer period, construction work was temporarily halted however the upgrade is expected to be finished in July 2021.^[3][4][5]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
CemAir	Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo[6]

Aviation

• Non-directional beacon - UR485.0
• Pilot Controlled Lighting - 7 clicks on 122.7
• Flight School and Training - Zero Four Air School - www.flymargate.com
• Fuel and Oil types available - Avgas 100LL, Jet A1, Oil - W100 Exxon

See also

• Margate