PZBFAPM

Pietermaritzburg Airport

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa · Africa

Africa Africa/Johannesburg

1direct destinations

1airlines

1runway

1,537 mLongest runway

Pietermaritzburg Airport (IATA: PZB, ICAO: FAPM) is the primary airport serving the city of Pietermaritzburg and surrounding areas, including the Midlands and the outer west areas of Durban. Pietermaritzburg Airport is the only airport in the greater Pietermaritzburg area that offers scheduled passenger services. In 2013 the terminal building and apron were upgraded. In 2020, Pietermaritzburg Airport was one of the few airports authorised to open for domestic travel by the South African government in relation to the relaxing of COVID-19 lockdown measures.

Location

29.649°S, 30.399°E · 739 m s. n. m. (2.423 ft)

General data

CountrySouth Africa

CityPietermaritzburg

IATA codePZB

ICAO codeFAPM

Coordinates29.649°S, 30.399°E

Elevation739 m s. n. m. (2.423 ft)

Time zoneAfrica/Johannesburg

Runways1

Longest runway1,537 m

OperatorMsunduzi Local Municipality

Direct destinations1

Runways · 1

16/34

Length1,537 m5,043 ft

Width30 m98 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 2

Tower

122.000

Approach

125.750Durban Approach Control

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

Airlines operating here · 1

Other airlines with direct routes

Airlink

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB). Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/PZB

MLA

“Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/PZB. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/PZB.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/PZB (Accessed: 24 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_pzb,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/PZB},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/PZB}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-24},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-24}
}

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/PZB |title=Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) |website=Vuelopedia |publisher=Fundación Poderia |date=2026-10-15 |access-date=2026-10-24 |language=en}}