Cape Winelands Airport
Cape Winelands Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Cape Winelands Airport as viewed from the north and 1600 ft AGL | |||||||||||||||
Artist's render of the proposed CWA redevelopment, which will serve as Cape Town's second commercial (and first private) airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Cape Winelands Airport | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Private | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | The City of Cape Town | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Lichtenburg Road, 13 km (8.1 mi) NE of Durbanville, Western Cape | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1943 | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | (UTC+02:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 400 ft / 122 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°46′10″S 18°44′00″E / 33.76944°S 18.73333°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | https://capewinelands.aero | ||||||||||||||
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Cape Winelands Airport Location within the Western Cape | |||||||||||||||
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| Lights are available on request from CTFTC. The Cape Talk Radio AM transmission mast is located 5 NM north of FAWN on frequency 567 kHz. Magic Radio 828 kHz is 8 NM NNE of the field. Both can be used for ADF training. | |||||||||||||||
Cape Winelands Airport (CWA) is a privately-owned Category 1 airfield located in the City of Cape Town metro, in South Africa.
It is situated approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northeast of the town of Durbanville, in the Northern Suburbs, and currently serves as a general flying airfield, used for flight, circuit, and emergency training, as well as for private flights to and from the Cape Winelands region.
As of mid-2025, the airport is in the planning phases for redevelopment, and is set to serve as Cape Town's second international airport on completion. The project is being driven by RSA.aero, a consortium of aviation industry veterans. Funding talks are underway, an Environmental Authorization (EA) has been submitted, and the airport aims to accommodate over 5 million passengers annually by 2050.