#1 CLOSEST OPTIONRCB
Richards Bay Airport
Serves Richards Bay · KwaZulu-Natal · ICAO FARB
Straight-line distance
7 km
(7.1 km exact)
Passenger flights · check dates
KwaZulu-Natal-28.7830° S, 32.0377° E
Airports near Richards Bay
Richards Bay lies around the Mhlathuze lagoon and deep-water port on the Zululand coast of KwaZulu-Natal, with Richards Bay Airport (RCB) located 7 km away by straight line. For most trips to Richards Bay, RCB is the immediate commercial arrival point to check first.
#1 CLOSEST IN PASSENGER COMPARISON
Richards Bay Airport (RCB)
KwaZulu-NatalREVIEWED PASSENGER COMPARISON
Three closest passenger airports to Richards Bay
Ordered by unrounded Haversine distance from the Richards Bay reference coordinate (-28.7830° S, 32.0377° E) and displayed to the nearest integer kilometer.
#2 ALTERNATIVEDUR
King Shaka International Airport
Serves Durban · KwaZulu-Natal · ICAO FALE
Straight-line distance
128 km
(128.4 km exact)
Passenger flights · check dates
#3 ALTERNATIVEPZB
Pietermaritzburg Airport
Serves Pietermaritzburg · KwaZulu-Natal · ICAO FAPM
Straight-line distance
186 km
(185.9 km exact)
Passenger flights · check dates
Comparing RCB (7 km) with regional alternatives
Richards Bay Airport (RCB) is the local passenger airport for Richards Bay, positioned 7 km in a straight line from the city’s mapped reference coordinate. Confirm live flights for your travel date before booking, as airline schedules at regional and domestic terminals vary by day of the week.
Because RCB is only 7 km from the Richards Bay reference coordinate, the second and third airports shown above—King Shaka International Airport (DUR) at 128 km and Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) at 186 km—sit 121 km or more farther away in other districts and are only relevant if your itinerary combines multiple regions.
Onward road connections and regional stops near Richards Bay
Richards Bay is a deep-water port and industrial city on the uMhlathuze lagoon in Zululand, used by business travellers and visitors heading north toward Hluhluwe-iMfolozi and iSimangaliso Wetland Park.
For the onward drive between RCB and Richards Bay, travellers typically use local roads to the Richards Bay terminal or the N2 highway south to King Shaka International Airport. If your itinerary also covers nearby towns in the region, compare the airport distance profiles for Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Ladysmith.
GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE
Richards Bay, on the map
Distances on this page use one GeoNames reference point for Richards Bay, rather than a wider municipal boundary or your accommodation address.
- Place name
- Richards Bay
- Recorded aliases
- RCB, Ricardusbaia, Richards Bej, Richards-Bej
- Province
- KwaZulu-Natal (ZA-NL)
- GeoNames ID
- 962367
- Reference coordinates
- -28.7830° S, 32.0377° E
- Terrain elevation (DEM)
- 9 m
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Map link
- Open in Google Maps ↗
NEARBY DESTINATIONS
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PROVENANCE & VERIFICATION
Updated & sources
Dataset snapshot: 2026-11-06 · GeoNames record modified: 2026-11-06 · Editorial review: 2026-11-06
- GeoNames record 962367 — Richards Bay ↗ (snapshot 2026-11-06)
- OurAirports — South Africa airport records ↗ (snapshot 2026-11-06)
- OurAirports — Richards Bay Airport (FARB) ↗ (closest passenger comparison airport record)
- Tourism KwaZulu-Natal — Official Destination Guide ↗ (regional tourism and destination reference for KwaZulu-Natal)
Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) — Source file ↗