King Shaka International Airport (KSIA) in La Mercy, around 35 km north of Durban is due to replace Durban Internation Airport in 2010. The airport will be South Africa's third busiest airport after OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and Cape Town International Airport.
The new airport will be accessible from the N2 freeway and their are plans to build a rail link. All the major car rental firms are represented at the airport.
Planned since the 1970s, the new airport replaces the smaller Durban International Airport which was too small to handle 747s. All flights will be transferred to the new airport.
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Johannesburg to Cape Town is two hours; Johannesburg to Durban is 1 hour, 15 minutes; Cape Town to Durban is two hours; Johannesburg to Port Elizabeth is one hour, 40 minutes.
Check-in times are normally one hour before departure for a domestic flight. The no-frills options have a pay onboard service only.