Ben Schoeman Airport

FAEL · Eastern Cape, South Africa

About Ben Schoeman Airport

ICAO FAEL
IATA ELS
FIR Capetown FIR
Region Eastern Cape
Country South Africa
Runways 6/24
Type Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP) -33.0356, 27.8259   330208S 0274933E
Coordinates (Center) -33.03618, 27.82363   330210S 0274925E
Variation 29.8° W (2024)
Timezone Johannesburg (+2 h)
Local time Nov 13, 2024 03:53

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
11 082° 111° 1,939 m 46 m Asphalt -33.0348 27.8324
29 262° 291° -33.0373 27.8116
6 037° 066° 1,585 m 46 m Asphalt -33.0306 27.8303
24 217° 246° -33.042 27.8202

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Ben Schoeman Airport

Ben Schoeman Airport is a midsized airport in Eastern Cape, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -33.03618 and longitude 27.82363. The airport has 2 runways: 11/29 and 6/24. The ICAO airport code of this field is FAEL. The airport's IATA code is ELS. Nearby other airfields are Flamingo, Wings Park Airfield, Watts Landing, Haga Haga Airfield and Komga Airport.

Ben Schoeman Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport, which is 230 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Capetown.

Ben Schoeman Airport is in the timezone of Africa/Johannesburg. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 18:46. This applies to Ben Schoeman Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +2 hour. Currently, there is no daylight saving time in effect.

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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Hood Point Heliport ZA-0302 7.0 km 094°
Flamingo ZA-0433 22 km 043°
Wings Park Airfield ZA-0182 24 km 002°
Watts Landing FAWG 26 km 054°
Haga Haga Airfield ZA-0184 49 km 050°
Komga Airport FAKO 50 km 005°
Mtwentwe Farm Airfield ZA-0183 50 km 049°
Bisho Airport FABE 53 km 286°
Brown's Landing Airport ZA-0004 60 km 051°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
East London ELV VORTAC 0.1 km 212°
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