Virginia Airport — Durban, South Africa

VIR designates Virginia Airport, a small facility located near Durban in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. The airport historically served as a secondary airfield for the Durban metropolitan area, handling general aviation, flight training, and some domestic flights before Durban's King Shaka International Airport became the region's primary gateway. Virginia Airport's coastal location near the Indian Ocean made it a convenient site for light aircraft operations and recreational flying. Today VIR continues to support smaller aircraft, charter operations, and aviation enthusiasts in the greater Durban area. Its role has diminished for commercial purposes since larger regional traffic shifted to King Shaka, but it remains active within South Africa's general aviation network.