Airports / South Africa / ULD
Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport
FAUL / ULDUlundi, South AfricaELEV 1,720 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
44 nm
To the nearest alternate
Richards Bay Airport (RCB).
Overview
Located in Ulundi, South Africa, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport (FAUL / ULD) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 1,720 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list ULD as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Richards Bay Airport (RCB, 44 nm), Mkuze Airport (MZQ, 53 nm), and King Shaka International Airport (DUR, 79 nm).
Trip costs from ULD are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from ULD to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
FAUL
IATA
ULD
FAA / Local
FAUL
Elevation
1,720 ft
Coordinates
28.3206° S · 31.4165° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs South Africa fields
state range 20–5,700 ft
At 1,720 ft, ULD sits lower than 63% 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.
- 44nmRCBRichards Bay AirportRichards Bay
- 53nmMZQMkuze AirportMkuze
- 79nmDURKing Shaka International AirportDurban
- 83nmNCSNewcastle AirportNewcastle
- 89nmVIRVirginia AirportDurban
- 89nmLAYLadysmith AirportLadysmith
Location
Open the full mapFAUL · Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport · Ulundi, South Africa