Question NW2156 to the Minister of Transport

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17 August 2017 - NW2156

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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

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