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.

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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

Length and width to scale · north up

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.

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
06/2412,139 ft3,700 m197 ftAsphalt

Nearby airfields

Nearest paved 3,000 ft
VIRVirginia Airport · 10 nm SSW
Airfields within 25 nm
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Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.