Upington Airport
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| Upington Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: UTN - ICAO: FAUP | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Airports Company South Africa | ||
| Serves | Upington, Northern Cape | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,770 ft (844 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 17/35 | 16,076 | 4,900 | Asphalt |
| 01/19 | 7,998 | 2,438 | Asphalt |
| 08/26 | 6,000 | 1,829 | Asphalt |
Upington Airport (IATA: UTN, ICAO: FAUP) is an airport located in Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Lufthansa, Cargolux, South African Airways, and Warbird Cargo fly cargo flights to Upington.
The South African Air Force and South African Airways uses this airport to train pilots for the Boeing 747 and Boeing 707, as well as to handle the Presidential Jet.
From 1976 to 1996, South African Airways used the airport as a refuelling stop for its Boeing 747 flights to Europe. Because South Africa had lost its landing rights on most of the continent because of apartheid, SAA planes were forced to fly from Johannesburg to Upington, take on fuel, and fly over the Atlantic to Europe, avoiding unfriendly airspace. In order to support the takeoff distance of a 747 fully loaded with fuel and passengers, one of the world's longest commercial runways was built here.
[edit] Scheduled Services
- South African Airlink (Cape Town, Johannesburg)
[edit] External links
- Upington Airport Homepage
- Private site about Upington Airport - History, airport data, airlines, car rental...
- World Aero Data airport information for FAUP
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