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King Phalo Airport
Eastern Cape
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Updated 13 October 2026
King Phalo Airport (ELS) is a passenger airport in the Eastern Cape, serving East London. From the East London reference point it is 8 km in a straight line. The distance is not a driving time, and the flight on your date still has to be checked.
- IATA
- ELS
- Serves
- East London
- Province
- Eastern Cape
- Passenger flights
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Towns
Distances to the published town list, not to every settlement in the country.
Reference point
-33.03560, 27.82590
Eastern Cape, South Africa
The coordinate is the airport reference point, not a terminal door or a pickup bay.
Other passenger airports
Airport-to-airport distance. These figures do not start at a town.
Using ELS as an arrival airport
Towns listed near ELS
Among the towns published on this site, the nearest reference points are East London at 8 km; Port Alfred at 107 km; Queenstown at 155 km. That is the fixed town list, not a claim about every settlement in the country.
Don't carry the East London figure over to Port Alfred. The listed distances are 8 km and 107 km. They are different reference points, so the shorter one is not the distance to the second town. East London is the associated place name on the airport record, not the location of every hotel.
Other passenger airports near ELS
Airport-to-airport distance, measured from this airport's reference point to the other airport, puts K. D. Matanzima Airport (UTT) at 184 km; Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ) at 231 km; Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) at 449 km next. Do not mix those figures with a town-to-airport distance.
Technical record
- ICAO
- FAEL
- Identifier
- FAEL
- Type
- Large airport
- Elevation
- 133 m
Runways
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| Ends | Length | Width | Surface | Lighted | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 / 24 | 1585 m | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes | Open |
| 11 / 29 | 1939 m | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes | Open |
Passenger service reviewed 2026-10-12.
Profile reviewed 2026-10-13.
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