Airports / South Africa / VIR
Virginia Airport
FAVG / VIRDurban, South AfricaELEV 20 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
10 nm
To the nearest alternate
King Shaka International Airport (DUR) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Virginia Airport (FAVG / VIR) is a mid-sized airport serving Durban, South Africa. Field elevation is 20 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list VIR as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are King Shaka International Airport (DUR, 10 nm), Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB, 35 nm), and Margate Airport (MGH, 75 nm).
Trip costs from VIR 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 VIR to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
FAVG
IATA
VIR
FAA / Local
FAVG
Elevation
20 ft
Coordinates
29.7706° S · 31.0584° 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 20 ft, VIR sits lower than 98% 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.
- 10nmDURKing Shaka International AirportDurban
- 35nmPZBPietermaritzburg AirportPietermaritzburg
- 75nmMGHMargate AirportMargate
- 82nmRCBRichards Bay AirportRichards Bay
- 89nmULDPrince Mangosuthu Buthelezi AirportUlundi
- 99nmLAYLadysmith AirportLadysmith
Location
Open the full mapFAVG · Virginia Airport · Durban, South Africa