Margate Airport guide

Margate Airport serves the Ugu District on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, a stretch of beach resorts and holiday towns south of Durban. The municipality of Ray Nkonyeni runs the airport. It is a smaller, quieter alternative to King Shaka International Airport in Durban for visitors heading to the lower South Coast.

The airfield has one asphalt runway, 04/22, 1,370 metres (4,495 feet) long. That length suits turboprops and light aircraft rather than large jets. Alongside the scheduled service, the field handles general aviation and private flying.

CemAir flies the scheduled route to Johannesburg O.R. Tambo International Airport, with flight times of about 1 hour 30 minutes. The route gives South Coast residents and holidaymakers a connection to the national network and to international flights at Johannesburg. A municipal upgrade of about R11 million reopened the revamped airport in November 2022, and a later upgrade included an expanded arrivals area. No official passenger or movement statistics are published.