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King Shaka International airport in Durban (South Africa)
King Shaka International airport is located near Durban, with La Mercy at 2mi↑, Westbrook at 3mi↑, Verulam at 5mi↑, Ballitoville at 8mi↑, Umhlanga at 8mi↑, Mount Edgecombe at 9mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in South Africa and Southernmost airports in South Africa
→ See also airports in South Africa
aerial view of King Shaka International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : FALE
- IATA code : DUR
- Local code : -
Elevation : 90 m = 295ft
→ See also Highest airports in South Africa and Lowest airports in South Africa
Runways
- runway 06/24 : 3700m = 12139ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in South Africa
Coming to King Shaka International airport
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Aviation weather for King Shaka International airport FALE DUR
METAR for King Shaka International airport FALE DUR
FALE 100400Z VRB01KT CAVOK 09/05 Q1024 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for King Shaka International airport FALE DUR
METAR issued by FALE on Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 04:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 5 days and 130 hours and -7156 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 9°C = 48°F, dew point is 5°C = 41°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 76 %.
QNH is 1024hPa = 30.24inHg
Wind 2km/h = 1kt, direction is °.
Sky clear.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for King Shaka International airport FALE DUR
FALE 100400Z 1006/1112 VRB03KT CAVOK TX24/1012Z TN09/1103Z BECMG 1010/1012 06005KT BECMG 1014/1016 VRB02KT
Decoded TAF for King Shaka International airport FALE DUR
TAF issued by FALE on Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 04:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 5 days and 10 hours and 44 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, July 10, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Thursday, July 10, 2025 à 10:00 heure UTC
1006/1112 VRB03KT CAVOK TX24/1012Z TN09/1103Z
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Thursday, July 10, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Thursday, July 10, 2025 à 14:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1010/1012 06005KT
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 60°
becoming from Thursday, July 10, 2025 à 16:00 heure TU to Friday, July 11, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1014/1016 VRB02KT
wind 2kt = 4km/h, direction is °
NOTAM for King Shaka International airport
Around King Shaka International airport in Durban (South Africa)
near
- Hotels in La Mercy
- Station de montagne Gréolières-les-Neiges at 5300mi↑
- Station de montagne La Molina at 5306mi↑
- Station de montagne Puigmal 2900 at 5309mi↑
- Station de montagne La Colmiane at 5310mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Cambre d'Aze at 5312mi↑
- Station de montagne Capcir at 5315mi↑
- Station de montagne Bolquère Pyrénées 2000 at 5316mi↑
- Station de montagne La Quillane at 5316mi↑
- Station de montagne Font-Romeu at 5316mi↑
- Station de montagne Beuil les Launes at 5316mi↑
- Station de montagne Valberg at 5317mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Angles at 5319mi↑
- for King Shaka International airport at 0mi↑
- for Netcare uMhlanga Hospital airport at 8mi↑
- for Ballito Bay (Dolphin Coast) airport at 9mi↑
nearest airports to King Shaka International airport in Durban (South Africa)
- Netcare uMhlanga Hospital heliport ( ZA-0167) at 8mi↑
- Ballito Bay (Dolphin Coast) airport ( ZA-0060) at 9mi↑
- Intertherm Durban heliport ( ZA-0168) at 11mi↑
- Virginia airport (FAVG VIR ) at 11mi↑NOTAM
- King Dinizulu Hospital heliport ( ZA-0170) at 16mi↑
- Life Entabeni Hospital heliport ( ZA-0172) at 18mi↑
- Life Westville Hospital heliport ( ZA-0171) at 20mi↑
- King Edward VIII Hospital heliport ( ZA-0174) at 20mi↑
- Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital heliport ( ZA-0173) at 20mi↑
- Wentworth Hospital heliport ( ZA-0175) at 23mi↑
→ See also Former airports in South Africa
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap