# Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP / FAKN)

**Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport** (IATA: MQP, ICAO: FAKN) is a large airport in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It opened in Oct 2002. It has one runway, 3,100 m (10,171 ft) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fakn

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MQP / FAKN
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Mbombela, Mpumalanga, South Africa
- Opened: Oct 2002
- Elevation: 862 m / 2,829 ft
- Coordinates: -25.3833, 31.1053
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,100 m / 10,171 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
- Website: http://www.kmiairport.co.za/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kruger_Mpumalanga_International_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431784
- Weather station: FAKN
- Ident: FAKN

## Timeline

- Oct 2002: Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 3,100 m / 10,171 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 034° / 214° | yes |

## Routes

8 destinations in 5 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (8)

- [SZK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fasz.md) Skukuza Airport · South Africa · 68 km / 42 mi · Federal Air, Airlink
- [JNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faor.md) O.R. Tambo International Airport · South Africa · 298 km / 185 mi · FlySafair, Airlink
- [DUR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fale.md) King Shaka International Airport · South Africa · 470 km / 292 mi · Airlink
- [VNX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fqvl.md) Vilankulo Airport · Mozambique · 569 km / 354 mi · Airlink
- [VFA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fvfa.md) Victoria Falls International Airport · Zimbabwe · 976 km / 606 mi · Airlink
- [LVI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/flli.md) Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport · Zambia · 1,002 km / 623 mi · Airlink
- [BBK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fbke.md) Kasane International Airport · Botswana · 1,040 km / 646 mi · Air Botswana
- [CPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fact.md) Cape Town International Airport · South Africa · 1,538 km / 956 mi · FlySafair, Airlink

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from MQP, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- 7V [Federal Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/federal-air) · 1

### Passenger (3)

- 4Z [Airlink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airlink) · 7
- FA [FlySafair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flysafair) · 2
- BP [Air Botswana](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-botswana) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,100 m / 10,171 ft | =930 of 29,858 | =148 in Africa | #10 in ZA |
| Elevation | 862 m / 2,829 ft | #5,927 of 43,403 | #1,363 in Africa | #311 in ZA |
| Age | Opened 2002 | =11,541 of 15,079 | #116 in Africa | #11 in ZA |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =42 in ZA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ARR | APP | 119.200 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [FABR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fabr.md) Barberton Airport · 39 km / 24 mi
- [SZK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fasz.md) Skukuza Airport · 68 km / 42 mi
- [AAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/famd.md) Malamala Airport · 77 km / 48 mi
- [HDS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faht.md) Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit · 114 km / 71 mi
- [SHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fdsk.md) King Mswati III International Airport · 125 km / 77 mi
- [MTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fdms.md) Matsapha International Airport · 129 km / 80 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kruger_Mpumalanga_International_Airport&oldid=1363050437), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fakn/data