Durban International airport had its last flight 0n 30th Apr. It has been replaced by the brand new King Shaka International airport.
By: Arabella-Cox - 19th May 2010 at 19:44
I wrote to Google Earth and asked them to update the image. Judging from the posts on various South African forums, there is a fair amount of controversy. They decided to put a toll road in to serve the airport and now local residents have to pay the toll to go to work every day.The pipe which carries fuel to the airport was not well built and is leaking. The quaint GA airport, Virginia (FAVG) nearby is in jeopardy being so close to KSIA. And so on… Just like all the gripes about some UK airports. Same old government bureaucracy. :diablo:
By: Newforest - 19th May 2010 at 16:21
And the date of your Google image?;)
Building of the new airport commenced in 2007. The old airport will be used by the SAAF during the World Cup after which it will be de-commissioned.
By: Nashio966 - 19th May 2010 at 15:12
Just looked it up on google earth :diablo: Has South Africa Certified all air traffic for rough field operations? :diablo:
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May 19, 2010 at 3:09 pm