ULD · medium airport

Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport

Ulundi, South Africa

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Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport

Ulundi, South Africa

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Gateway to the Zulu Kingdom heartland in KwaZulu-Natal.

Location

Ulundi, South Africa

Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport, with IATA code ULD and ICAO code FAUL, is a small regional airport serving Ulundi, a town in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The airport is named after Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the founder of the Inkatha Freedom Party and a prominent Zulu political leader. The airport primarily serves domestic regional routes and provides an important air link to a historically significant area that was once the capital of the KwaZulu homeland. Its facilities are modest, reflecting the relatively small passenger volumes it handles.

Terminals

The airport has a single small terminal building suited to its regional traffic volumes.

Getting to & from

Ground transport from the airport into Ulundi is primarily by road, with taxi and car hire options available.

Notable facts

›Named after Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a significant South African political and Zulu cultural figure.
›Located near the site of the Battle of Ulundi (1879), a decisive engagement of the Anglo-Zulu War.
›Ulundi was the former capital of the KwaZulu homeland during the apartheid era.
›The airport serves one of the historically important regions of KwaZulu-Natal province.
›It is a small regional aerodrome with limited scheduled commercial services.

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