Richards Bay Airport (RCB) Information
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Where is Richards Bay Airport?
Situated on a 30 kilometre (18.6 miles) wide lagoon of the Mhlatuze River, Richards Bay is one of South Africa's largest harbours. Local exports include granite, aluminium, titanium, ferrochrome, coal, paper pulp, woodchips and phosphoric acid.
Richards Bay is a fast growing industrial centre that has succeeded in maintaining its ecological diversity. The area is popular for kitesurfing, thanks to consistent winds that blow from the North East.
Richards Bay Airport (IATA: RCB, ICAO: FARB), also referred to as Richardsbaai Airport, is located in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
South African Express Airways is the sole airline serving Richards Bay Airport, with flights to Johannesburg.
In 2011, it was announced that Richards Bay Airport will undergo a major upgrade to raise the airport's status to International, stalled for the time being pending negotiations to deal with a settlement in the path of the intended runway extension. Timing is crucial, as with South African Express Airways phasing out the aircraft currently used on the route (Dash 8 Q300), and the replacement aircraft (Q400) requiring the runway extension. So far, it seems that the airline will maintain a few of the smaller aircraft until the expansion is complete. Let's hope so!
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