About Empangeni Airport

ICAO	FAEM
IATA	EMG
FIR	Johannesburg FIR
Region	KwaZulu-Natal
Country	South Africa
Runways	4/22
Type	Small airport
Coordinates (ARP)	-28.72, 31.89 284312S 0315324E
Coordinates (Center)	-28.71951, 31.89275 284310S 0315334E
Variation	25.4° W (2024)
Timezone	Johannesburg (+2 h)
Local time	May 10, 2024 22:14

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Empangeni Airport

Empangeni Airport is a small airport in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -28.71951 and longitude 31.89275. The airport has one runway: 4/22. The ICAO airport code of this field is FAEM. The airport's IATA code is EMG. Nearby other airfields are Richards Bay Airport, Riverview Airport, Eshowe Airport, Mubatuba Airport and Amatikulu (Microlight) Airport.

Empangeni Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is King Shaka International Airport, which is 124 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Johannesburg.

Empangeni Airport is in the timezone of Africa/Johannesburg. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 17:12. This applies to Empangeni Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +2 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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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.

Runways

ID	True Heading	Magnetic Heading	Latitude	Longitude	Approx. length
4	018°	043°	-28.7155	31.8943	930 m
22	198°	223°	-28.7235	31.8912	930 m

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

	ID	Distance	Direction
Richards Bay Airport	FARB	20 km	097°
Riverview Airport	ZA-0064	41 km	038°
Eshowe Airport	FAES	46 km	247°
Mubatuba Airport	FADK	52 km	041°
Amatikulu (Microlight) Airport	ZA-0062	57 km	221°
Zululand-anthracite-collery	FAZC	61 km	337°
Isithebe Airport	FAIS	64 km	227°
Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport	FAUL	64 km	313°
St Lucia Estuary	ZA-0065	66 km	051°

Navigational aids

	Ident	Type	Distance	Direction
Richards Bay	RB	NDB	19 km	104°
Richards Bay	RBV	VOR-DME	20 km	096°
Richards Bay	RI	NDB	24 km	080°