King Shaka International, just north of Durban on the eastern seaboard, is South Africa’s newest airport, and it's all geared to be ready and waiting for the FIFA 2010 World Cup. It will replace Durban International Airport.

King Shaka International is supposedly three times bigger than Durban International and will be able to handle eight million passengers a year when it opens (Durban International currently can only handle 4.7 million passengers annually).  It's being built at a cost of R7.4 billion and is the first “Greenfield” airport in South Africa. 

Future capacity is not a problem either. Durban International is expected to reach its limit by 2015, whereas King Shaka has been designed to expand in stages, up to a projected maximum of 45 million passengers by 2060.
ACSA, with the help of local and international experts, has reportedly already developed a special transfer programme for the relocation of Durban International operations to King Shaka.

The airport is part of the massive Dube Tradeport development under construction on 2 060ha about 35km north of Durban, close to the N2 freeway. This is a cutting-edge complex which includes King Shaka International, a trade zone and an IT platform.

Some 12 000 people have been employed in the building of the airport.  Once complete, it's estimated that it will provide permanent employment for 8 000 staff (Durban International has a staff of only 5 000).

With parking for 6 500 cars, 4 300 more than Durban International, traffic congestion will be greatly eased.

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