Two scheduled flights daily for Margate Airport
Currently, the airport has a scheduled flight service which is the Margate-Johannesburg route provided by CemAir.
Now boasting a new vehicle rental building, new ablution facilities, and upgraded check-in area; Margate Airport’s new look was officially launched recently by the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for the Department of Economic Development and Environmental Affairs (EDTEA), Siboniso Duma.
Duma said the Margate Airport has undergone extensive refurbishment, upgrading the airport to a Category 4, adding that this elevated position allows for two scheduled flights daily – morning and afternoon – (except Saturdays) with an aircraft capacity of 47 passengers.
Currently, the airport has a scheduled flight service which is the Margate-Johannesburg route provided by CemAir.
In 2020, the then KZN EDTEA MEC, Nomusa Dube-Ncube said a cash injection of R10 million was for the makeover of Margate Airport.
CEO of South Coast Tourism and Investment Enterprise (SCTIE), Phelisa Mangcu, said the renovation of Margate Airport creates great prospects for businesses based here, as well as those located beyond the Margate borders, while also opening up the logistics sector.
“The Margate Airport also improves inter-provincial leisure travel opportunities, bringing our local communities into mainstream tourism. This inclusive growth within the tourism sector is a national drive which SCTIE is committed to achieving through projects such as these. The total investment created 800 temporary jobs with the potential to create hundreds more permanent jobs. The regional airport now boasts investment opportunities in the form of aviation schools, hangars, restaurants and hotels, as well as car hire agencies,” said Mangcu, adding that the South Coast is incredibly well positioned, saying that with the N2 connecting the region with the provincial economic hub, Durban, as well as King Shaka International Airport just 190km south for access to the international market.
Meanwhile, MEC Duma said the upgrade of Margate Airport was undertaken in partnership with Ray Nkonyeni Municipality, the Department of EDTEA, and the private sector.
“This forms part of EDTEA’s commitment to modernising small airports, such as this one, for an easy flow of passengers, while also making attractive destinations for future investments,” said Duma.
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