Kimberley Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Kimberley, Northern Cape (South Africa)

IATA: KIM ICAO: FAKM

Longest Active Runway

9,843 ft

3,000 meters

Field Elevation

3,950 ft

1,204 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-28.8054°, 24.7649°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #603 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,091 of 7558

Top 15.9% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (South Africa)

#6 of 6 in ZA

#11 of 68 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 KIM in numbers: 9,843 ft longest runway · tied #603 of 650 published · #1,091 of 7,558 worldwide (top 15.9%) · #6 in South Africa.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Mid-Altitude Aerodrome (2,000–4,999 ft)

KIM lies at 1,204 m (3,950 ft), #68 of 650 published airports by elevation and 89.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 560 ft above the South Africa median (3,390 ft, 6 airports); JNB is highest at 5,558 ft, 1,608 ft higher than KIM.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of KIM. Nearest published airport: Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU), 151 NM, 10,498 ft (655 ft longer than KIM); 3 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,843 ft (3,000 m)

KIM runways: 02/20 9,843 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 10/28 8,002 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #6 of 6 in South Africa; JNB leads by 4,652 ft (14,495 ft). −1.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
02/20	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
10/28	8,002 ft (2439 m / 2.439 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →