Bhisho Airport ( af, Bhisho-lughawe; ), also known as Bulembu Airport, is a local
airport in
Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are East London and Gqeberha.
The second largest province in the country (at 168,966 km2) after Northern Cape, it was formed in ...
, South Africa, which serves
Bhisho
Bhisho (formerly Bisho) is the capital of the Eastern Cape province in South Africa. The Office of the Premier, Provincial Legislature and many other government departments are headquartered in the town. The town, three kilometres from Qonce and ...
and
King William's Town. The airport lies on the right side of the
N2 national road toward
Peddie. The airport was the hub of the short lived
Ciskei International Airways from 1986 to 1989.
Bhisho Airport lies 594 m (1,950 ft) above sea level and has a runway (08/26) that is 2,500 m long.
2023 visit by Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
In April 2023 the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), President Sheik
Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, landed at the airport following a R20 million upgrade paid for by the UAE. The landing was controversial as it followed the announcement that the UAE had released the
Gupta family
The Gupta family is a wealthy Indian-born family with business interests in South Africa, whose most notable members are brothers Ajay, Atul, and Rajesh "Tony" Gupta—as well as Atul's nephews Varun, and US-based Ashish and Amol. The family ow ...
from custody and so would not be extraditing them to face charges for
state capture in South Africa.
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Airports in South Africa
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