AirportsKing Shaka International Airport is a large airport serving Durban, in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DUR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DUR
- ICAO code
- FALE
- City
- Durban
- State or region
- Kwazulu-Natal
- Country
- South Africa
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 29.6134° S, 31.1179° E
- Elevation
- 90 m (295 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,700 m (12,139 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DUR means King Shaka International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FALE. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 29.6134° S, 31.1179° E. It stands 90 metres (295 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Johannesburg, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
King Shaka International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,700 metres (12,139 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 22 airports of South Africa on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,700 m 12,139 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pietermaritzburg AirportPietermaritzburg | PZB | 70 km |
| Richards Bay AirportRichards Bay | RCB | 135 km |
| Margate AirportMargate | MGH | 157 km |
| Mkuze AirportMkuze | MZQ | 239 km |
| K. D. Matanzima AirportMthatha | UTT | 318 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,103 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,024 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,627 km | 8 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,531 km | 12 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,281 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 17,105 km | 21 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,435 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,445 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,552 km | 13 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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