▁King ▁M sw ati ▁III ' s ▁$ 1 bn ▁mill en ni um ▁project ▁invest ment ▁initi ative ▁to ▁enh ance ▁E sw at ini ' s ▁position ▁as ▁a ▁tour ist ▁destination , ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁tour ism ▁gateway ▁to ▁E sw at ini ' s ▁game ▁par ks , ▁either ▁domestic ▁or ▁nearby ▁located ▁ones , ▁such ▁as ▁Victoria ▁F alls , ▁Map uto , ▁the ▁Kru ger ▁National ▁Park ▁and ▁ ▁K wa Z ulu - N atal ▁game ▁res erves . ▁However , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁on ▁the ▁drawing ▁board ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁and ▁since ▁then ▁Kru ger ▁M p um al anga ▁International ▁Airport ▁has ▁opened ▁and ▁Map uto ▁and ▁Dur ban ▁air ports ▁have ▁been ▁upgrad ed . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁environmental ▁concerns ▁since ▁S ik hu pe ▁is ▁near ▁H lane ▁game ▁park , ▁and ▁may ▁put ▁rare ▁species ▁of ▁e ag les ▁and ▁v ult ures ▁at ▁risk . ▁ ▁King ▁M sw ati ▁III ▁International ▁Airport ▁was ▁planned ▁to ▁replace ▁M ats ap ha ▁air port ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁with ▁the ▁latter ▁being ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁army . ▁ ▁King ▁M sw ati ▁III ▁International ▁Airport ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁on ▁ 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁despite ▁not ▁yet ▁having ▁an ▁I ATA ▁license ▁to ▁operate . ▁Service ▁began ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁Pl ans ▁include ▁a ▁ 3 , 6 0