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King Shaka International Airport

international airport serving Durban, South Africa
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King Shaka International Airport

Summary

King Shaka International Airport is an international airport[1]. It draws 396 Wikipedia views per month (international_airport category, ranking #344 of 1,156).[2]

Key Facts

  • King Shaka International Airport is located in La Mercy[3].
  • King Shaka International Airport is in the country of South Africa[4].
  • King Shaka International Airport's instance of is recorded as international airport[5].
  • King Shaka International Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[6].
  • King Shaka International Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[7].
  • King Shaka International Airport is operated by Airports Company South Africa[8].
  • Shaka Zulu is named after King Shaka International Airport[9].
  • King Shaka International Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as DUR[10].
  • King Shaka International Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as DUR[11].
  • King Shaka International Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as FALE[12].
  • King Shaka International Airport's Commons category is recorded as King Shaka International Airport[13].
  • King Shaka International Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Africa/Johannesburg[14].
  • King Shaka International Airport's runway is recorded as 06/24[15].
  • +2010-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of King Shaka International Airport[16].
  • King Shaka International Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -29.614444444444, 'lon': 31.116388888889}[17].
  • King Shaka International Airport's official website is recorded as https://kingshakainternationalairport.co.za[18].
  • King Shaka International Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Durban[19].
  • King Shaka International Airport's replaces is recorded as Durban International Airport[20].
  • King Shaka International Airport's date of official opening is recorded as +2010-00-00T00:00:00Z[21].
  • King Shaka International Airport's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Durban-King Shaka'}[22].
  • King Shaka International Airport's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Durban-King Shaka'}[23].
  • King Shaka International Airport's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Durban-King Shaka'}[24].
  • King Shaka International Airport's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Durban-Rey Shaka'}[25].
  • King Shaka International Airport's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Durban Koning Shaka'}[26].
  • King Shaka International Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+94'}[27].

Why It Matters

King Shaka International Airport draws 396 Wikipedia views per month (international_airport category, ranking #344 of 1,156).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Durban Shaka Zulu South Africa

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . store.aci.aero. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
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    Aerodrome reference point → {'lat': -29.61444, 'lon': 31.11972}
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "FALE"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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