Kimberley Airport is an

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serving Kimberley, the

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of the

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of Northern Cape in

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. The airport is approximately 10 km away from the centre of Kimberley.url=https://kimberleyairport.co.za, date= 24 October 2019

Facilities

The airport is at an

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of above

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. It has two

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paved

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s: 02/20 measuring and 10/28 measuring .

Airlines and destinations

Traffic statistics

References

External links

Kimberley Airport Homepage

Aerial Photograph on Google Maps
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Facilities

Airlines and destinations

Traffic statistics

See also

References

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