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Mthatha Airport was again placed under military control temporarily following the death of Nelson Mandela on 5 December 2013, as his state funeral was to be held in the nearby rural village of Qunu where he grew up. [11] [12] [13] Mthatha Airport was converted into a no-fly zone reserved for heads of state attending the funeral. [11]
The airport was renamed Mthatha Airport. After the end of apartheid, some sections of the African business and professional community migrated to traditionally white areas of economic activity, and this has been widely cited as a cause of economic recession in the municipality, but a number of construction projects offer hope for renewal.
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Two Gripens were also tasked with escorting a C-130BZ aircraft, which was carrying President Mandela's body from Air Force Base Waterkloof to the Mthatha Airport. Five Gripens, three Oryx helicopters and the 6 Pilatus PC-7's of the Silver Falcons performed a flypast in a final salute to the late former president. [83]
Ben Schoeman Airport → East London Airport (1994) → King Phalo Airport (2021) K. D. Matanzima Airport → Mthatha Airport (2004) Port Elizabeth International Airport → Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (2021)
Ulundi Airport (Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport) 28°19′10″S 031°25′01″E / 28.31944°S 31.41694°E / -28.31944; 31.41694 ( Ulundi 1,720
It bends to the west and heads 87 kilometres, bypassing Libode, to the city of Mthatha, where it crosses the Mthatha River and meets the N2 national route again in the city centre. [ 1 ] From Mthatha, the R61 heads westwards for 83 kilometres as the All Saints Neck Pass, bypassing Mthatha Airport , to the town of Ngcobo , where it meets the ...
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