King Shaka International Airport DUR / FALE
Durban · South Africa · Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) — South African state-owned enterprise (National Treasury as majority shareholder); the adjacent cargo terminal is operated separately by Dube TradePort Corporation, a KwaZulu-Natal provincial government entity
5.6Mpax · 2025/26
H24International · customs & immigrationJet A-1
ICAO / IATAFALE / DUR
OperatorAirports Company South Africa (ACSA) — South African state-owned enterprise (National Treasury as majority shareholder); the adjacent cargo terminal is operated separately by Dube TradePort Corporation, a KwaZulu-Natal provincial government entity
Coordinates29.6118°S, 31.1193°E
Elevation305 ft · 93 m
Time zoneSAST (UTC+2, no DST)
Passengers / yr5,616,199 (2025/26)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceFALE — AIP South Africa (ATNS)
Operating hoursH24 for aircraft operations; no general night curfew, but noise-abatement procedures apply after dark. Terminal, customs and immigration desks staff to the scheduled bank of arrivals/departures, which includes early-morning long-haul arrivals from Doha, Istanbul and Dubai.
TerminalsSingle integrated passenger terminal (102,000 sqm, ~7.5m pax/yr design capacity), 72 check-in counters, 18 self-service kiosks, 34 aircraft stands, 16 jet bridges; separate cargo terminal run by Dube TradePort
Runways (1)
- 06/24 · 3,700 m / 12,139 ft · 60 m wide · Asphalt · ILS ILS CAT I (both ends)
Single-runway (06/24) coastal airport ~35km north of Durban CBD, replaced the old Durban International (FADN) in 2010; coastal morning sea-fog is the main weather risk for planners. Hub for regional carrier Airlink (alongside its larger Johannesburg/OR Tambo base) and a focus city for FlySafair; long-haul intercontinental service runs via Middle East gateways (Qatar Airways, Emirates, Turkish Airlines) rather than direct.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Swissport International (South Africa)
Provides airport ground services for scheduled carriers at King Shaka International Airport; Swissport has served airlines at DUR since 2008, per Swissport's own Durban (DUR) network page on swissport.com.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Menzies Aviation
"We currently provide ground services and operate an airport lounge" at King Shaka International Airport (DUR) — confirmed verbatim on Menzies Aviation's Durban network page (menziesaviation.com/our-network/durban-dur/).
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Aircraft fuel
Available · 2 providers
Skytanking Calulo (Pty) Ltd
Operates King Shaka's fuel storage and hydrant system (6,000 m3 storage, 8 km underground hydrant network, 41 fuelling pits, built by ACSA) and provides into-plane Jet A-1 fuelling; has operated the concession since the airport opened in 2010. Formed 2009 as a joint venture between Calulo Investments and Skytanking Holding GmbH (the first Skytanking subsidiary on the African continent), per calulo.co.za and skytanking.com. Contact address and phone published on calulo.co.za.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Astron Energy (Pty) Ltd
Confirmed "re-entry into O.R Tambo and King Shaka International airports" supplying Jet A-1, per Astron Energy's own aviation business-solutions page (astronenergy.co.za/business-solutions/aviation/), which also describes serving commercial airlines and the general-aviation sector (flying schools, small/private airports, defence force) nationally. Supplies fuel product into King Shaka's storage, which Skytanking Calulo operates as into-plane agent.
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Available
Air Chefs (Pty) Ltd
Operates an in-flight catering production hub at 7 Umkhomazi Drive, Dube Tradeport, La Mercy (King Shaka International Airport), confirmed on airchefs.co.za; part of Air Chefs' national network (with Johannesburg and Cape Town) producing over 50,000 meals/day combined across all three hubs.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft cleaning
Unconfirmed
Swissport International (South Africa)
Cabin cleaning would typically fall within Swissport's general "airport ground services" at DUR, but the station's own network page (swissport.com) does not itemize cleaning separately, so this is inferred rather than directly documented.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Ground support equipment
Available
Swissport International (South Africa)
Ramp ground-support equipment (GPU, pushback, baggage/cargo loaders) implicit in Swissport's confirmed DUR "airport ground services" scope; Swissport lists ramp handling as one of its four core ground-ops service lines globally. Not separately itemized or certificated for DUR beyond this general scope.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Cargo handling
Available · 3 providers
Swissport International (South Africa)
Manages one modern air cargo warehouse at King Shaka (Unit 22, Dube Trade Port Cargo Terminal), handling import/export freight; confirmed on Swissport's DUR network page, which also lists a dedicated cargo/road-feeder contact for the station.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Menzies Aviation
Air Menzies International (AMI), Menzies' freight-forwarding arm, is confirmed as "also located here" on Menzies' DUR network page, offering air export/import, warehousing, e-commerce, express and charter cargo services (airmenzies.com).
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Dube TradePort Corporation (Dube Cargo Terminal)
Owns and operates the Dube Cargo Terminal, airside-linked to King Shaka International via an elevated conveyor air-bridge (terminal opened 2010, air-bridge link added 2011), providing freight/cargo handling with a reported 0% cargo-loss record since opening; documented on dubetradeport.co.za and corroborated by Wikipedia and industry press (engineeringnews.co.za). Airport-operator-affiliated (Dube TradePort is the KwaZulu-Natal provincial entity co-located with King Shaka).
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security
Available
Aviation Coordination Services (ACS)
Provides check-in services, hold-baggage screening, cargo screening and baggage-reconciliation services on behalf of the airline industry (owned via AASA/BARSA, per acs.za.com); King Shaka International Airport is explicitly named alongside OR Tambo in 2025 High Court/eNCA coverage of ACS's hold-baggage-screening-equipment replacement dispute with ACSA.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Passenger & crew transport
Available
Avis Car Rental (Avis Southern Africa)
Operates a car-rental counter in the King Shaka terminal building, available for crew and passenger ground transport; location and phone number (•••) corroborated across avis.co.za and independent airport-directory listings. Hertz and Europcar also maintain terminal counters at DUR but were not documented in comparable detail.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Not listed
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