Airports / South Africa / UTT
K. D. Matanzima Airport
FAUT / UTTMthatha, South AfricaELEV 2,400 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
44 nm
To the nearest alternate
Port St Johns Airport (JOH).
Overview
Located in Mthatha, South Africa, K. D. Matanzima Airport (FAUT / UTT) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 2,400 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list UTT as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Port St Johns Airport (JOH, 44 nm), Queenstown Airport (UTW, 94 nm), and Margate Airport (MGH, 95 nm).
Trip costs from UTT are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Umtata. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from UTT to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
FAUT
IATA
UTT
FAA / Local
FAUT
Elevation
2,400 ft
Coordinates
31.5464° S · 28.6734° 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
Yes
Elevation vs South Africa fields
state range 20–5,700 ft
At 2,400 ft, UTT sits lower than 55% 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.
- 44nmJOHPort St Johns AirportPort St Johns
- 94nmUTWQueenstown AirportQueenstown
- 95nmMGHMargate AirportMargate
- 99nmELSKing Phalo AirportEast London
- 108nmBIYBisho AirportBisho
- 138nmMSUMoshoeshoe I International AirportMaseru(Mazenod)
Location
Open the full mapFAUT · K. D. Matanzima Airport · Mthatha, South Africa