AirportsKimberley Airport is a large airport serving Kimberley, in Northern Cape, South Africa. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KIM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KIM
- ICAO code
- FAKM
- City
- Kimberley
- State or region
- Northern Cape
- Country
- South Africa
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 28.8054° S, 24.7649° E
- Elevation
- 1,204 m (3,950 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KIM means Kimberley Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FAKM. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 28.8054° S, 24.7649° E. It stands 1,204 metres (3,950 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Johannesburg, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kimberley Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 22 airports of South Africa on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 10/28 | 2,439 m 8,002 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bram Fischer International AirportBloemfontein | BFN | 153 km |
| Sishen AirportSishen | SIS | 216 km |
| Moshoeshoe I International AirportMaseru(Mazenod), Lesotho | MSU | 280 km |
| George Dick Montshioa AirportMafeking | MBD | 343 km |
| Upington AirportUpington | UTN | 345 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,463 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,418 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,843 km | 8 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,261 km | 11 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,717 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,492 km | 20 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,033 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,963 km | 17 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,047 km | 13 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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