Nelspruit Airport

Nelspruit Airport, South Africa is located about 9 km (6 mi) south west of the city of Mbombela. It was the city's original and only airport serving the region until the opening of Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport in 2001.^[2]

Nelspruit Airport
IATA: NLP ICAO: FANS
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Mbombela Local Municipality
Serves	Mbombela, South Africa
Location	south west of Mbombela
Elevation AMSL	2,901 ft / 884 m
Coordinates	25°30′04″S 30°54′47″E
Maps
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 04/22 3,419 x 59 1,042 x 18 narrow paved strip
Source: SkyVector[1]

The airport is owned and operated by the Mbombela Local Municipality. As of 2018 it now serves mostly general aviation. There are over a hundred aircraft based at the airport. The majority of the aircraft are privately owned but there are several commercial aircraft based here as well.^{[citation needed]}

There are several Authorised Maintenance Organisations (AMO), fire fighting, charter & training companies based at the airport. The airport is limited in its potential operations by its runway length of 875 m (2870 ft). The topography of the area prohibits expansion.^{[citation needed]}

Among the airlines flying to Nelspruit Airport are Airlink and FlySafair.^[3][4]