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MGH ICAO FAMGKwaZulu-Natal

Margate Airport

Margate Airport (MGH / FAMG) is a regional coastal airport at Margate on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, located 3 km from Margate. Because its current passenger schedule requires direct confirmation with the airline, it is listed as Flights listed — check with airline and excluded from default city comparisons.

SERVICE STATUS
Flights listed — check with airline
Serves: Margate
Elevation: 495 ft (151 m)
Coords: -30.8574°, 30.3430°
CLOSEST IN DATASET

Six closest towns to Margate Airport

Straight-line Haversine distances from MGH to the six nearest South African cities and towns in the 60-destination TownWing dataset.

Margate
KwaZulu-Natal
3 km→
Port Shepstone
KwaZulu-Natal
17 km→
Kokstad
KwaZulu-Natal
94 km→
Durban
KwaZulu-Natal
129 km→
Pietermaritzburg
KwaZulu-Natal
138 km→
Mthatha
Eastern Cape
169 km→
ALL 60 DESTINATIONS

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Select any of the 60 South African destinations to see its straight-line distance from Margate Airport (MGH).

MGH↔Margate
3 km

Straight-line distance between Margate Airport and the Margate reference coordinate in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Why Margate Airport is marked “check with airline”

Margate Airport appears in CemAir’s official destination index, which supports passenger relevance for the Hibiscus Coast, but because current timetable verification was incomplete at snapshot review, the airport carries the “Flights listed — check with airline” label and is kept outside the automatic 18-airport comparison.

If you are travelling to Margate (3 km from MGH) or Port Shepstone (17 km), the closest airport in TownWing’s reviewed 18-airport passenger comparison for Margate is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) at 135 km from the town reference point (and 134 km from MGH when measured airport-to-airport).

How to compare MGH with nearby passenger airports

Before planning a trip around Margate Airport, check directly with the airline whether flights are operating on your travel date, and compare the reviewed passenger airports in Pietermaritzburg and Durban.

You can also compare Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) (134 km from MGH) and King Shaka International Airport (DUR) (157 km) to see which commercial schedule and road transfer best fits your itinerary.

REGIONAL ALTERNATIVES

Other passenger airports in the region

The three closest passenger-comparison airports to Margate Airport (MGH) measured airport-to-airport by straight line.

PZB134 km

Pietermaritzburg Airport

Serves Pietermaritzburg · KwaZulu-Natal
Passenger flights · check dates
DUR157 km

King Shaka International Airport

Serves Durban · KwaZulu-Natal
Passenger flights · check dates
UTT176 km

K. D. Matanzima Airport

Serves Mthatha · Eastern Cape
Passenger flights · check dates
TECHNICAL REFERENCE

Airport facts

Airport name
Margate Airport
IATA / ICAO / Ident
MGH / FAMG / FAMG
GPS / Local code
FAMG / —
Municipality & province
Margate, KwaZulu-Natal (ZA-NL)
Passenger service status
Flights listed — check with airline
Airport role
Local / general aviation airport — check services directly
Elevation
495 ft (151 m)
Coordinates
-30.8574° S, 30.3430° E
Map reference
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RUNWAY DATA

Runways at MGH

Recorded runway dimensions, surface codes, and lighting status from the OurAirports dataset. For general planning context only — not for flight operations.

1 runway recorded
RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighted
05/231,370 m (4,495 ft) 30 m (100 ft) ASPYes
PROVENANCE & VERIFICATION

Updated & sources

Dataset snapshot: 2026-11-06 · Profile review: 2026-11-06