South African Civil Aviation Facts & Figures
CIVIL
AVIATION INFORMATION ON SOUTH AFRICA
Number
of Registered Aircraft as at 1 August 2001
Number
of Active Aviation Personnel as at 1 August 2001
Information
on Licenced Airports Currently,
South Africa has approximately 125 licenced
airports/aerodromes categorized as either public or
private as well as 54 approved heli-stops. Nine of
the above airports form part of the Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA): Johannesburg
INTL Airport, Cape Town INTL Airport, Durban INTL Airport, East London
Airport, Port Elizabeth Airport, George Airport, Bloemfontein Airport,
Kimberley Airport and Upington Airport Information
on Air Traffic Control Services Air
traffic control services are provided at 23 airports in the country. The Air
Traffic and Navigation Services Company (ATNS), provides air traffic control
services at the following airports: All the
ACSA airports, as well as at Lanseria, Rand, Wonderboom, Nelspruit, Pilanesburg,
Mmabatho, Virginia, Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay,
Welkom and Alexander Bay. ACSA is
also responsible for airport management at Pilanesburg
and Pietersburg INTL. Information
on Air Traffic Control Services Air
traffic control services are provided at 23 airports in the country. The Air
Traffic and Navigation Services Company (ATNS), provides air traffic control
services at the following airports: All the
ACSA airports, as well as at Lanseria, Rand, Wonderboom, Nelspruit, Pilanesburg,
Mafikeng, Virginia, Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay, Welkom, Pietersburg INTL
and Alexander Bay. Other
service providers also provide air traffic control services at Bisho Airport, Umtata Airport. The above
air traffic service units (ATSU’s), are staffed by
approximately 190 active/valid air traffic controllers (ATC’s). Information
on Air Traffic Movements (ATM’s) During the
calender year of 2000, a total of 549 690
air traffic movements (ATM’s), Arrivals and Departures, were handled at all
the Air Traffic Control Airports. Of these movements, the ATNS controlled
airports represented 513 666 movements. Bisho had 162,
Umtata 8 722 and Gateway INTL 7 050 movements. Grand
Central does not have an air traffic control service but only an advisory
service (AFIS), yet the airport had a total of 20 090 ATM’s last year. Number of Total Aircraft Accidents
Investigated from 1990 to 2000
Total Aircraft Accidents Investigated –
1990 to 2000
Fatal Aircraft Accidents Investigated –
1990 to 2000
Total
Fatalities in Fatal Aircraft Accidents – 1990 to 2000
Domestic and International Flights
for 1999/2000
Johannesburg
INTL Airport handled a total of 11.33 million passengers during 1999
as opposed to 10.05 million passengers in 1998. Air Traffic Movements (ATM's) at
Other Airports
Number of SA-Scheduled,
Non-Scheduled and Freight Operators
Please
note that various airlines conduct their business in more than one type of
operation and sometimes in all types of operations i.e. Scheduled,
Non-scheduled, Passengers, Freight & Mail and General. Active
Foreign Airlines Operating Air Services to South Africa
(54)
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