King Phalo Airport METAR FAEL
IFRLarge AirportElev. 133 m (435 ft)King Phalo Airport is situated in East London, South Africa. The ICAO code of King Phalo Airport is FAEL and the IATA code is ELS.
It has 2 runways: Asphalt runway 06/24 with a length of 1,585 m, Asphalt runway 11/29 with a length of 1,939 m.
The elevation is 133 m (435 ft). Its coordinates are:
2026-08-22 05:00 UTC
Flight Cat
IFR
Temp
11°C
Wind
3kt
Visibility
4.8km
Ceiling
900ft
QNH
1013hPa
Raw METAR
METAR FAEL 220500Z 31003KT 4800 BR FEW009 11/11 Q1013
Decoded
- Wind
- From 310° (NW) at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 4.8 km
- Weather
- Mist
- Sky
- Few (1–2 oktas) at 900 ft (274 m)
- Temp / DP
- 11°C (52°F) · Dew point 11°C (52°F)
- QNH
- 1013 hPa · 29.91 inHg
TAF
Valid 22 Aug 04:00 UTC – 22 Aug 15:00 UTCRaw TAF
TAF FAEL 220300Z 2204/2215 27005KT 9999 FEW008 TX23/2210Z TN13/2204Z PROB40 TEMPO 2205/2207 4000 BR BKN005 BECMG 2208/2210 22017G27KT CAVOK TEMPO 2211/2215 22027G38KT
VFRMVFRIFRLIFRTEMPO / INTER
04:0010:00NOW
Sat 22 Aug
TEMPO11:00 – 15:00 UTC
220° / 27 G38 kt
VFRBECMG08:00 – 15:00 UTC
220° / 17 G27 kt> 9.7 kmNSC
VFRPROB40 TEMPO05:00 – 07:00 UTC
4 kmMistBKN 500ft
IFRBASE04:00 – 08:00 UTC
270° / 5 kt> 9.7 kmFEW 800ft
VFRForecast via NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Runways
Arrow tail (crossbar) = wind FROM · head = toward aircraft · center = direction & speed
| Runway | Heading | Length | Surface | Wind Offset | Headwind | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | 37° | 1,585 m | Asphalt | 87° | ↑ 0 kt | 3 kt L |
| 24 | 217° | 1,585 m | Asphalt | 93° | ↑ 0 kt | 3 kt R |
| 11 | 82° | 1,939 m | Asphalt | 132° | ↓ 2 kt | 2 kt L |
| 29 ★ best | 262° | 1,939 m | Asphalt | 48° | ↑ 2 kt | 2 kt R |
Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind
Sunrise & Sunset
—Sunrise04:37 UTC
Sunset15:46 UTC
Daylight:11h 08m
00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00
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