AirportsRichards Bay Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Richards Bay, in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RCB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RCB
- ICAO code
- FARB
- City
- Richards Bay
- State or region
- Kwazulu-Natal
- Country
- South Africa
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 28.7410° S, 32.0921° E
- Elevation
- 33 m (109 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,300 m (4,265 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RCB means Richards Bay Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FARB. 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 28.7410° S, 32.0921° E. It stands 33 metres (109 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
Richards Bay Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,300 metres (4,265 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 22 airports of South Africa on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 22.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 1,300 m 4,265 ft | 21 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mkuze AirportMkuze | MZQ | 124 km |
| King Shaka International AirportDurban | DUR | 135 km |
| Pietermaritzburg AirportPietermaritzburg | PZB | 193 km |
| King Mswati III International AirportMpaka, Eswatini | SHO | 267 km |
| Margate AirportMargate | MGH | 290 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,968 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,889 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,498 km | 8 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,470 km | 11 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,308 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 17,165 km | 21 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,325 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,317 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,550 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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