Bonaero Park
Bonaero Park | |
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| Coordinates: 26°7′23″S 28°15′20″E / 26.12306°S 28.25556°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | Ekurhuleni |
| Main Place | Kempton Park |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.13 km2 (1.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,392 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,100/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 19.3% |
| • Coloured | 2.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.3% |
| • White | 73.9% |
| • Other | 1.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 55.7% |
| • English | 29.2% |
| • Zulu | 2.9% |
| • Northern Sotho | 2.7% |
| • Other | 9.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 1619 |
| PO box | 1622 |
Bonaero Park is a southeastern suburb of Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, in Gauteng province, South Africa. It lies directly next to OR Tambo International Airport, the busiest airport in Africa. Bonaero Park was built in the 1960s to house employees from the nearby military aircraft factory owned by Atlas Aircraft Corporation. In 1992 Atlas was absorbed into a new entity known as Denel, becoming part of Denel Aviation.