Plentiful supply of zoned and fully-serviced land, immediately adjacent to King Shaka International Airport.

Located within a Customs-Controlled Area provides for the ease of business and the provision of incentives related to the import and export of specialised aeronautical parts and materials.

With South Africa's second largest economy, Greater Durban is a prime business destination.

Multiple regional airports and aerodromes in the region would benefit from local aeronautical and related support services.

Anchored by King Shaka International Airport, the Durban Aerotropolis may best be described as a purpose-built airport city.

The Durban Aerotropolis master plan provides a development framework for the next 50 years of growth within the confines of KwaZulu-Natal’s premier airport precinct.

By anticipating and responding to the region’s potential trends and challenges, the master plan creates a favourable physical environment for investment through integrated and co-ordinated spatial planning, integrated multi-modal transport networks, infrastructure and engineering services, and environmental sustainability measures.

King Shaka International Airport, owned and operated by Airports Company South Africa, is a new generation airport with a 3.7km runway - the longest runway at sea level in South Africa - capable of accommodating the world’s largest aircraft.It has two rapid taxi-ways and the capacity to handle 23 air traffic movements per hour. The airport terminal has the capacity to handle 7.5 million passengers per annum in its first phase and facilitated 6.1 million passengers pre-COVID-19 pandemic.

 With a highly efficient network of roads and highways, King Shaka International Airport is well connected to Greater Durban.Plans are in place for Metro connectivity in future expansion scenarios. 

The airport and surrounding Dube TradePort Special Economic Zone has seen the development of major infrastructure, creating opportunities for further investment and development by the private sector in terms of commercial, industrial and business opportunities in close proximity to the airport.    

In line with the growth of the precinct surrounding the airport, outlying suburb have witnessed the exceptional growth of new retail outlets, schools,entertainment zones, restaurants - the social components of which lend themselves to an exceptional quality of life.

Given the advent of new developments in Durban's northern development corridor, stimulated by growth within Dube TradePort Special Economic Zone and the airport, residential demand has transformed the property market in the wider area. 

The Durban Aerotropolis is the brainchild of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government. However, it has partnered with a range of like-minded entities to give effect to the realisation of the airport city concept.

Partner entities include:

• Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs;
• eThekwini Municipality;
• KwaDukuza Municipality;
• Ndwedwe Municipality;
• Tongaat Hulett Developments;
• Dube TradePort Corporation;
• Airports Company South Africa;
• Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal; and
• Tourism KwaZulu-Natal.
• KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (EDTEA);
• eThekwini Transport Authority, Water and Sanitation and Invest Durban;
• District of iLembe, Kwadukuza and Ndwedwe Local Municipalities;
• Enterprise iLembe;
• District of uMgungundlovo and Msunduzi Local Municipality;
• Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa);
• National and KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport;
• KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Treasury;
• KwaZulu-Natal Department of Human Settlements;
• The University of KwaZulu-Natal;
• National Housing Development Agency;
• National Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC);
• Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA);
• Eskom;
• Umgeni Water; and
• Social Accord.