Airports / South Africa / AAM
Malamala Airport
FAMD / AAMMalamala, South AfricaELEV 1,124 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
9 nm
To the nearest alternate
Skukuza Airport (SZK) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Malamala, South Africa, Malamala Airport (FAMD / AAM) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 1,124 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
AAM has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Skukuza Airport (SZK, 9 nm), Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS, 38 nm), and Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP, 42 nm).
Quotes for flights out of AAM vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from AAM, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
FAMD
IATA
AAM
FAA / Local
FAMD
Elevation
1,124 ft
Coordinates
24.8169° S · 31.5441° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs South Africa fields
state range 20–5,700 ft
At 1,124 ft, AAM sits lower than 68% 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.
- 9nmSZKSkukuza AirportSkukuza
- 38nmHDSEastgate Airport / Air Force Base HoedspruitHoedspruit
- 42nmMQPKruger Mpumalanga International AirportMbombela
- 57nmPHWHendrik Van Eck AirportPhalaborwa
- 62nmFABRBarberton AirportUmjindi (Barberton)
- 87nmMPMMaputo AirportMaputo
Location
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