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A fact from Mthatha Airport appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 October 2014 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Mthatha Airport was turned into a military zone and no-fly zone to accommodate the body of Nelson Mandela and heads of state attending his funeral in the nearby village of Qunu?

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Runway length[edit]

Not sure: 2000ft (asphalt) does not look correct! Grass longer at 4921ft? gert.coetzee2010@gmail.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.114.196.84 (talk) 16:08, 19 February 2012 (UTC) Aliwal2012 (talk) 09:34, 25 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed and edited main runway length to 2000 meters (see reference [3]) Aliwal2012 (talk) 09:34, 25 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Name changed from "K. D. Matanzima Airport" to "Mthatha Airport"[edit]

Just completed a MOVE from old name K. D. Matanzima Airport, evidence of new name supported by Government communiques and Eastern Cape newspaper articles, e.g. the Daily Dispatch in East London. see <www.dispatch.co.za/newsarticle/2785>

I will soon change "K. D. Matanzima Airport" to "Mthatha Airport" inside article if no user objects in time. Aliwal2012 (talk) 09:55, 25 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have already done it, before you even posted this. Roger (talk) 11:37, 25 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]