Major new Cape Town airport on the cards

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Construction on the new Cape Winelands Airport, 20 kilometres north of Cape Town, is officially scheduled to begin this year. 

The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process is nearing completion enabling construction teams to begin mobilising.

The new airport was previously known as the Fisantekraal Airfield and belonged to the South African Air Force. However, it became privately owned in 1993.

In November 2020, private investors acquired the Cape Winelands Airport property. 

The first step is to expand and realign the primary runway to 3,500 metres. The airport currently has four runways, two inactive and the others 700 metres and 900 metres long.

They also plan to build a passenger terminal that can accommodate 5.2 million annual passengers, with the core goal of establishing a cohesive link with Cape Town.

The development plans include vineyards as part of the landscaping aesthetics with open spaces that include a plaza, a hotel, a conference centre, and a wine-tasting experience.

Other amenities include an outdoor amphitheatre for events for up to 5,000 people and plenty of at-grade parking, all situated in a park-like environment.

The US$390 million project will include a terminal building, retail outlets, an aircraft hangar, an adjacent hotel as well as vineyards as part of the landscaping aesthetics to portray the region’s wine culture. 

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