In 2018, the airport was dubbed ”the prettiest airport in the world” by Forbes.
■ Facilities
The airport has a small retail gift shop as well as a coffee shop and bar for visitors waiting for their flights. Three check-in counters are available, and there are couches available as well.There is WiFi available, but data is very limited. Power is also available, using South African standard plugs and sockets as well as USB charging points. Daytime parking only is available (no overnight).
□■ Ground transport
Avis Car Rental runs the car rental facilities at both Skukuza camp and Skukuza Airport. In addition to the rental facility at the airport, they provide a shuttle service to the main Skukuza camp. Lion Sands Reserve provides free shuttles from Skukuza airport for guests to the reserve.
□■ Runway
The airport is at an elevation of 1,020 feet (311 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,550 by 30 metres (5,085 ft × 98 ft). The runway is sloped, putting the northwest end at 1,034 feet (315 m) elevation and the southeast end at 992 feet (302 m). Landing permission is handled by the Skukuza AP management company.
■ Airlines and destinations
The only commercial flights to Skukuza are offered by Airlink, with a single daily flight to Cape Town and two daily flights to O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. Private and charter flights are also available, but as Skukuza has a limit of 10 landings and 10 takeoffs per day between the hours of 09:00 and 15:00, slots are limited. Flights are also required to take specific paths in order to reduce noise in sensitive natural areas. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, there is only a single daily flight operated by Airlink to Johannesburg.
■ History
Skukuza Airport was established in 1958 and began operating in 1959. In 2001, commercial flights were discontinued due to the opening of Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport near Nelspruit. Charter flights were still accepted at the airport if scheduled ahead of time. Commercial flights were reopened in the second half of 2013, and management of the airport was handed from South African National Parks to a private operator, the Skukuza Airport Management Company, which is jointly owned by Lion Sands Reserve, Federal Air and Airlink. The airport is assigned to be able to handle a maximum of six scheduled flights a day, with a maximum of 30 per week. Up to four charter flights are allowed each day. In January 2014, construction commenced on a major renovation, and the airport reopened on 2 June 2014. The airport has also been continuously used by the South African Air Force for anti-poaching efforts.

SE 3.8Km	Skukuza
NW 76.4Km	Berlin Falls
SW 86.5Km	Mbombela Stadium
NW 89.7Km	Blyde River Canyon
NW 105.6Km	Kruger National Park
SW 106.0Km	Makhonjwa Mountains
SW 115.3Km	Emlembe
SW 147.6Km	Emgwenya
SW 155.8Km	ENtokozweni
NW 183.5Km	Wolkberg

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