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Airport Problem Details Status Created Updated Last comment
Heidelburg Airport Wrong airport information (name, codes, frequencies, runways, etc)

FAHG has no longer got grass runways.Current runways. 06/24

open 2024-10-04 14:59:14
Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport Wrong airport information (name, codes, frequencies, runways, etc)

It says the runway is 1980 meters when it is 2160 meters in reality. It was extended in the last few years

open 2024-08-22 15:05:05 2024-08-22 15:28:16

This is for runway 08/26

Malamala Airport Wrong airport location

Hi There,

I believe this airport is located in Mpumalanga region code: ZA-MP

resolved 2023-10-20 06:37:47 2024-05-15 15:07:41

Province has been changed.

Stompneusbaai Airport Closed airport

Airport has been closed for a number of years and is overgrown and runway breaking up.

resolved 2024-02-12 12:00:11 2024-05-15 13:43:49

Location has been closed.

Cape Winelands Airport Wrong airport information (name, codes, frequencies, runways, etc)

No longer Fisantekraal; field is now Cape Winelands

resolved 2023-01-06 15:32:59 2023-03-25 10:56:10

Updated airport info

Arnot Power Station Airport Duplicate airport

FAAP is duplicated in twice your database.

REF: 29669, IDENT: FAAP, NAME: Arnot Power Station Airport

REF: 299614, IDENT: FAAP, NAME: Aviators Paradise Field

resolved 2021-05-03 11:09:50 2022-11-14 08:35:35

All duplicate GPS and IATI codes resolved

Barberton Airport Duplicate airport

FABR is duplicated in twice your database.

REF: 46533, IDENT: FABR, NAME: Barberton Airport

REF: 29723, IDENT: FABR, NAME: Bredasdorp Airport

resolved 2021-05-03 11:09:51 2022-11-14 08:35:35

All duplicate GPS and IATI codes resolved

Winterveldt Mine Airport Duplicate airport

FAWT is duplicated in twice your database.

REF: 299605, IDENT: FAWT, NAME: Winterveldt Mine Airport

REF: 31062, IDENT: FAWT, NAME: Cape Blue Mine Airport

resolved 2021-05-03 11:09:53 2022-11-14 08:35:35

All duplicate GPS and IATI codes resolved

Bospoort Airport Wrong airport location

resolved 2022-07-14 07:15:12 2022-08-01 19:13:28

Marked as closed, pending a proper location.

Kagga Kamma Airport Non-existant/spam airport

no airport to be seen here

resolved 2021-12-25 14:31:10 2021-12-26 12:10:48

I'm assuming the road doubles as a landing strip. I've removed the fake ICAO code, and zoomed in so that the road is more visible.

Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport Wrong airport information (name, codes, frequencies, runways, etc)

The airport's name has again changed from Port Elizabeth International Airport to Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport. This was officially gazetted on 23 February 2021.(from Wiki)

resolved 2021-12-14 18:00:42 2021-12-26 11:56:12

Name updated.

Port St Johns Airport Non-existant/spam airport

No clear direction

rejected 2021-11-12 15:36:38 2021-11-15 14:51:40

The runway doesn't look in great shape, but the ICAO code is still active.

Londolozi Airstrip Wrong airport information (name, codes, frequencies, runways, etc)

The correct name is LONDOLOZI AIRSTRIP

resolved 2021-04-29 06:18:33 2021-11-07 17:34:09

name is currently as requested

Plettenberg Bay Airport Other

Airport is said to have no airline service. This is false, CemAir flies to this airport.

resolved 2021-05-27 14:57:58 2021-11-07 17:23:25

Thanks for the fix, @PatrickZ

Harding Airport Wrong airport location

Wrong location see these coordinates for correction:

30° 34.472'S

29° 54.339'E

resolved 2021-07-30 19:37:43 2021-10-31 15:25:03

moved

Giants Castle Airport Wrong airport location

There is no landing strip

resolved 2019-12-16 11:28:23 2020-08-28 12:51:38

Originally added in 2008. No landing strip is visible in the satellite imagery, so marking as closed pending further information. Thanks for the report.

Sani Pass Airport Wrong airport location

No Landing strip

resolved 2019-12-16 11:31:01 2020-08-28 12:47:08

Originally added in 2008. Nothing visible in the satellite imagery, so marked as closed pending further information.

Amphitheatre Lodge Airport Wrong airport location

There is no Landing Strip

rejected 2019-12-16 11:33:33 2020-08-27 14:31:03

Duplicate report

Amphitheatre Lodge Airport Wrong airport location

There is no Landing Strip

rejected 2019-12-16 11:33:33 2020-08-27 14:30:13

Thank you for the report. There is still a strip visible in the satellite photo. Closing for now, but please let us know if you have any more-specific information that the strip is no longer in use.

Ceres Airport Wrong airport location

Please find the correct location is at lat/lon -33.316594, 19.426676

resolved 2020-08-14 16:02:15 2020-08-26 19:44:15

Corrected location. Thank you for the report.

O.R. Tambo International Airport Duplicate airport

resolved 2020-03-20 14:40:15 2020-07-23 14:22:31

Merged all three records.