FALE · DUR
King Shaka International Airport
King Shaka International Airport (FALE / DUR) is a large airport with scheduled airline service serving Durban, Kwazulu-Natal. The field lies at 295 ft (90 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 12,139 ft (3,700 m), asphalt. Its nearest neighbour is Virginia Airport (VIR), 10 nm SSW.
Alārium shows aircraft arriving at and departing from DUR in real time and in three dimensions, with current weather from the field’s own METAR, the runway the wind favours, and the movements observed there.
Location
- Elevation
- 295 ft (90 m)
- Coordinates
- -29.6144, 31.1197
- Serving
- Durban
- Region
- Kwazulu-Natal
- Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
Runways1 · longest 12,139 ft
Orientation and relative length from the designator: runway 06 points 60° magnetic. No published thresholds here, so strips sit about the field centre. Not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 12,139 ft3,700 m | 197 ft | Asphalt | — |
Nearby airfields
- Nearest paved 3,000 ft
- VIRVirginia Airport · 10 nm SSW
- Airfields within 25 nm
- 1
Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.