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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.
The aircraft was on a flight from AFB Waterkloof to Mthatha Airport when it crashed near Giant's Castle in the Drakensberg, killing all eleven people on board. [2] Shortly before the crash at 09:45 hours South African Standard Time (07:45 UTC), [3] the crew reported that they were flying on instruments at 11,000 feet (3,400 m) in instrument meteorological conditions.
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)
Top 20 airports in South Africa by passenger movements Rank Airport Location Code (IATA/ICAO) Total passengers [i] Notes 1: O. R. Tambo International Airport
Airports Company of South Africa Limited (ACSA) is a majority (94.6%) state-owned South African airport management company. Founded in 1993, ACSA operates nine of South Africa's airports. [2]
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