Airports / South Africa / ELS
King Phalo Airport
FAEL / ELSEast London, South AfricaELEV 435 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
29 nm
To the nearest alternate
Bisho Airport (BIY).
Overview
Located in East London, South Africa, King Phalo Airport (FAEL / ELS) operates as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 435 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into ELS for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Bisho Airport (BIY, 29 nm), Queenstown Airport (UTW, 82 nm), and K. D. Matanzima Airport (UTT, 99 nm).
Charter pricing from ELS depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from East London.
Field capability
ICAO
FAEL
IATA
ELS
FAA / Local
FAEL
Elevation
435 ft
Coordinates
33.0356° S · 27.8259° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs South Africa fields
state range 20–5,700 ft
At 435 ft, ELS sits lower than 79% of the 62 South Africa fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 29nmBIYBisho AirportBisho
- 82nmUTWQueenstown AirportQueenstown
- 99nmUTTK. D. Matanzima AirportMthatha
- 122nmJOHPort St Johns AirportPort St Johns
- 125nmPLZChief Dawid Stuurman International AirportGqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
- 183nmMGHMargate AirportMargate
Location
Open the full mapFAEL · King Phalo Airport · East London, South Africa