Airport Services and Capacity
Services at Upington Airport include:
- One terminal building (combined arrival and departure hall)
- Information desk
- Conference room accommodating up to 12 persons
- Five different car rental companies
- Public parking for up to 58 cars
- Basic first aid facilities
Statistics for the 2007 financial year at Upington Airport:
- 19,961 departing passengers
- 3,694 arriving air traffic movements
- Current consolidated capacity: 40,000 passengers
- Aircraft parking bays: 20
Flying services include:
- Control tower (frequency 121.30)
- Apron services (frequency 122.65)
- Refuelling service by Engen Aviation providing Avgas and Jet-A1
- General aviation area including parking
- VOR and NDB instrument approach procedure for runway 01
- Runway centreline lights, end lights and PAPI for runways 01/19 and 17/35
- Fire and rescue services (CAT 7)
- Upington Weather Office
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