This is a Municipal Airport established in 1975. It has since the Year 2000 been managed by the Richards Bay Airport Company through a Concession Arrangement. This facility offers a host of features to make your traveling experience as comfortable and pleasurable as possible. Shops and Restaurants, Banks and a Post Office are just a few kilometres away from the Airport. The Airport is also Home to one of the only Aviation Maintenance Companies in the Northern Region of KwaZulu-Natal Province, Alton Aero Engineering. South African Express Airways currently fly the only scheduled flight service between Richards Bay and Johannesburg! The Airport is managed by Indiza Airport Management.