Question NW2156 to the Minister of Transport
17 August 2017 - NW2156
Cassim, Mr Y to ask the Minister of Transport
(1)What is the (a) optimal and (b) actual number of air traffic control officers at each airport? (2) how many airplanes (a) land in, (b) depart from and (c) travel over our airspace daily?
Reply:
Air Traffic and Navigation Services SOC Limited (ATNS)
(1)
Centre |
ATCO 1 |
ATCO 2 |
ATCO 3 |
||||
Sector |
Required |
Actual |
Required |
Actual |
Required |
Actual |
|
FABE |
Bisho |
6 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
FABL |
Bram Fisher (Bloemfontein) |
6 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
10 |
FACT |
Cape Town |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
65 |
60 |
FAEL |
East London |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
12 |
FAGC |
Grand Central |
6 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
FAGG |
George |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
11 |
FAGM |
Rand |
6 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
FAKM |
Kimberley |
6 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
FAKN |
Kruger |
0 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
FALA |
Lanseria |
0 |
1 |
16 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
FALE |
King Shaka (Durban) |
12 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
16 |
FAMM |
Mafikeng |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
FAOR |
OR Tambo (Johannesburg) |
30 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
103 |
80 |
FAPE |
Port Elizabeth |
8 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
18 |
FAPM |
Pietermaritzburg |
6 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
FAPN |
Pilanesberg |
5 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
FAPP |
Polokwane |
0 |
0 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
FAUP |
Upington |
6 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
FAUT |
Umtata |
6 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
FAVG |
Virginia |
6 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
FAWB |
Wonderboom |
0 |
1 |
9 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
121 |
132 |
37 |
33 |
226 |
207 |
(2) (a) Average Arrivals – 850 daily
(b) Average Departures – 841 daily
(c) Average traffic utilising airspace – 3086 daily