FAUT IATA UTT Medium Airport

Airport record

K. D. Matanzima Airport

Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Scheduled service reportedUnpaved surface
WGS 84 position -31.54636°, 28.67336° Open map
FIELD ELEVATION 2,400 ft MSL

732 metres

REPORTED OPEN RUNWAYS 2

1 reported lighted · 1 reported not lighted

LONGEST REPORTED 8,530 ft

2,600 metres · 14/32

PUBLISHED COMMS 1

Source records

Runway geometry

Reported runway surfaces

TRUE headings
Runway Dimensions Surface Heading (true) Lighting Status
14/32 8,530 × 148 ft2,600 × 45 m Asphalt 113.0° / 293.0° northwest–southeast Reported lighted Reported open
09/27 4,921 × 98 ft1,500 × 30 m Gravel 69.0° / 249.0° east–west Reported not lighted Reported open

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Runway ends

Published end data

Each runway end is listed separately. Headings are true; elevations are MSL. A dash means the source did not publish a value—not zero.

Runway-end identifiers, parent runways, true headings, elevations, displaced thresholds, and published coordinates
End Runway True heading End elevation Displaced threshold Coordinates
14 LE · low-numbered end 14/32 Reported open 113.0°T 2,397 ft MSL731 m Not published -31.54164°, 28.66275° Open end map ↗
32 HE · high-numbered end 14/32 Reported open 293.0°T 2,400 ft MSL732 m Not published -31.55085°, 28.68788° Open end map ↗
09 LE · low-numbered end 09/27 Reported open 69.0°T Not published Not published -31.54710°, 28.66850° Open end map ↗
27 HE · high-numbered end 09/27 Reported open 249.0°T Not published Not published -31.54220°, 28.68350° Open end map ↗

Communications

Published frequencies

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TypeFrequencyDescription
TWR 121.300 MHz MATANZIMA TWR

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FAKM Kimberley AirportKimberley 261 NM484 km · NW · 308° true 9,843 ft
FAOR O.R. Tambo International AirportJohannesburg 325 NM603 km · N · 356° true 14,495 ft
FDSK King Mswati III International AirportMpaka 350 NM648 km · NE · 28° true 11,811 ft
FQMA Maputo AirportMaputo 395 NM732 km · NE · 32° true 12,008 ft

Source & provenance

Data source

Airport, runway, and frequency records come from the OurAirports Public Domain dataset snapshot dated . Missing values remain missing; Runway Almanac does not invent them.