Airports / South Africa / KIM
Kimberley Airport
FAKM / KIMKimberley, South AfricaELEV 3,950 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
75 nm
To the nearest alternate
Lime Acres Finsch Mine Airport (LMR).
Overview
Kimberley Airport, listed as FAKM / KIM, is a large commercial airport in Kimberley, South Africa. Field elevation is 3,950 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list KIM as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Lime Acres Finsch Mine Airport (LMR, 75 nm), Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN, 83 nm), and Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH, 108 nm).
Trip costs from KIM are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from KIM to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
FAKM
IATA
KIM
FAA / Local
FAKM
Elevation
3,950 ft
Coordinates
28.8054° S · 24.7649° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs South Africa fields
state range 20–5,700 ft
At 3,950 ft, KIM sits higher than 63% of the 62 South Africa fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 75nmLMRLime Acres Finsch Mine AirportLime Acres
- 83nmBFNBram Fischer International AirportBloemfontein
- 108nmKMHJohan Pienaar AirportKuruman
- 109nmVRUVryburg AirportVryburg
- 116nmSISSishen AirportSishen
- 151nmMSUMoshoeshoe I International AirportMaseru(Mazenod)
Location
Open the full mapFAKM · Kimberley Airport · Kimberley, South Africa