Wonderboom Airport
IATA: PRY – ICAO: FAWB
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
Location		Pretoria, South Africa
Elevation AMSL		1248 m / 4095 ft
Coordinates		25°39′13″S 28°13′27″E / 25.65361°S 28.22417°E / -25.65361; 28.22417
Website		www.wonderboomairport.co.za
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
06/24	1,280	4,200	Asphalt
11/29	1,828	6,000	Asphalt

Wonderboom Airport (IATA: PRY, ICAO: FAWB), is located north of Pretoria, South Africa. The airport handles general aviation flights, and may offer scheduled passenger service in the near future.^[1]

Contents 1 History 2 Scheduled service plans 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

The airport was opened in 1937, being built on the farm Wonderboom approximately 15 km north of Pretoria. Originally a civilian airstrip for light aircraft, it was used for military training purposes during the Second World War before returning to civilian control in 1945. The airport remains a light aircraft facility to this day.

In 1965, the airport was extensively extended, with a new terminal building and hangars being constructed as well as the runway being extended. This led to Wonderboom Airport being able to receive its first Boeing 737 in 1982. In 1993, the runway was again upgraded to its present length of 1,828 m.

Airport management passed to the Greater Pretoria Metropolitan Council in December 1994. Towards the end of 2000, ownership passed to the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality.

[edit] Scheduled service plans

In 2007, plans were mooted by the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality for scheduled passenger service from Wonderboom Airport. The municipality spent R165.5 million in order to upgrade the airport in anticipation of passenger flights.^[1] In July 2009, it was announced that scheduled passenger service to Cape Town and Durban was due to commence in October 2009; the operating airline was not named, but is believed to be Interlink.^[1]

The airport will initially be able to cope with 450 departing and 400 incoming passengers per hour. It is believed that there is a market for passenger service, mainly Pretoria residents that do not wish to commute to OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg; an estimated 25%-30% of passengers using OR Tambo are Pretoria residents.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Wonderboom Airport website
• Aerial photograph on Google Maps