List of airports in South Africa
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s in South Africa
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| CITY / TOWN | ICAO ICAO airport code The ICAO airport code or location indicator is a four-character alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. These codes are defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization, and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators.The ICAO codes are used by air traffic... |
IATA IATA airport code An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association... |
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| Aggeneys Aggeneys Aggeneys is a small mining town established in 1976 and situated between Pofadder and Springbok in the Northern Cape, South Africa.-Mining and geological contexts:... |
FAAG | AGZ | Aggeneys Airport Aggeneys Airport Aggeneys Airport is an airport serving Aggeneys, a town in the Northern Cape province in South Africa.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 07/25 with an asphalt surface measuring .... |
29°16′45"S 18°49′03"E | 2648 |
| Alexander Bay Alexander Bay, Northern Cape Alexander Bay is a town in the extreme north-west of South Africa, also known as the region of Little Namaqualand. It is located on the southern bank of the Orange River mouth. It was named for Sir James Alexander, who was the first person to map the area whilst on a Royal Geographical Society... |
FAAB | ALJ | Kortdoorn Airport | 28°34′24"S 16°32′06"E | 98 |
| Aliwal North Aliwal North Aliwal North is a town in central South Africa on the Orange River, Eastern Cape Province. Aliwal North is the seat of the Maletswai Local Municipality which falls within the Ukhahlamba District Municipality.... |
FAAN | Aliwal North Airport | 30°41′00"S 26°44′00"E | 4410 | |
| Alkantpan | FACO | Alkantpan Airport | 29°54′23"S 22°19′00"E | 3591 | |
| Alldays Alldays, Limpopo Alldays is a small town in the Limpopo province of South Africa that serves a large area of private game and hunting farms. Population is 1,813.... |
FAAL | ADY | Alldays Airport Alldays Airport Alldays Airport is an airport serving Alldays, a town in the Limpopo province in South Africa.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring .... |
22°40′00"S 29°3′00"E | |
| Barberton Barberton, Mpumalanga Barberton is a town in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, which has its origin in the 1880s gold rush in the region. It is situated in the De Kaap Valley and is fringed by the Mkhonjwa Mountains... |
FABR | Barberton Airport Barberton Airport Barberton Airport serving Barberton and surrounding areas.[2] Mpumalanga province in South Africa.The airport elevation is 2250 feet above mean sea level. Runway: 17/35 grass surface measuring 1000 by 15 metres . Runway lights... |
25°43′03"S 30°58′30"E | 2250 | |
| Bethlehem Bethlehem, Free State Bethlehem is a town in the eastern Free State province of South Africa that is situated on the Liebenbergs river along a fertile valley just south of the Rooiberg Mountains on the N5 highway.... |
FABM | Bethlehem Airport Bethlehem Airport Bethlehem Airport is an airport serving Bethlehem, a town in the Free State province in South Africa.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has two runways: 11/29 has an asphalt surface measuring and 13/31 with a grass surface measuring .... |
28°15′00"S 28°20′00"E | 5561 | |
| Bisho | FABE | BIY | Bisho Airport | 32°53′42"S 27°17′06"E | 1950 |
| Bloemfontein Bloemfontein Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals – the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital.Bloemfontein is popularly and... |
FABL | BFN | Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein Airport is located in Bloemfontein, a city in the Free State province of South Africa. The runways are shared with AFB Bloemspruit.In 2004, the airport served 225,636 passengers Bloemfontein Airport is located in Bloemfontein, a city in the Free State province of South Africa. The... |
29°05′38"S 26°18′14"E | 4457 |
| Bothaville Bothaville Bothaville is a maize farming town situated near the Vaal River in the Lejweleputswa DM of the Free State province, South Africa. It is situated 6km east of the Vaal, on the bank of its Vals River tributary... |
FABO | Bothaville Airport | 27°22′00"S 26°38′00"E | 4236 | |
| Brakpan Brakpan, Gauteng Brakpan is a gold and uranium mining town with 346,735 inhabitants in the Gauteng province of South Africa. The name Brakpan was first used by the British in the 1880s because of a non-perennial lake that would annually dry to become a "brackish pan".... |
FABB | Brakpan Airport | 26°14′17"S 28°18′21"E | 5300 | |
| Butterworth | FABU | UTE | Butterworth Airport | ||
| Calvinia Calvinia Calvinia is a regional town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa named after the Swiss religious reformer John Calvin. The town belongs to the Hantam Local Municipality which forms part of the Namakwa District Municipality. The Calvinia district is part of the Great Karoo region of South... |
FACV | Calvinia Airport | 31°30′01"S 19°43′33"E | 3250 | |
| Cradock Cradock, Eastern Cape Cradock is a town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, in the upper valley of the Great Fish River, by rail northeast of Port Elizabeth. The town is the administrative seat of the Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality in the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape. The estimated population... |
FACD | CDO | Cradock Airport | 32°09′20"S 25°38′45"E | 3111 |
| Cape Town Cape Town Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality... |
FACT | CPT | Cape Town International Airport Cape Town International Airport Cape Town International Airport is the primary airport serving the city of Cape Town, and is the second busiest airport in South Africa and third busiest in Africa. Located approximately from the city centre, the airport was opened in 1954 to replace Cape Town's previous airport in the suburb of... |
33°58′05"S 18°36′17"E | 151 |
| Durban Durban Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism... |
FADN | DUR | Durban International Airport Durban International Airport Durban International Airport was the international airport of Durban from 1951 until 2010, when it was replaced by King Shaka International Airport, to the north. The airport is co-located with AFB Durban.-History:... Durban International Airport Durban International Airport Durban International Airport was the international airport of Durban from 1951 until 2010, when it was replaced by King Shaka International Airport, to the north. The airport is co-located with AFB Durban.-History:... ceased all commercial operations on 30 April 2010. From 1 May 2010, all flights operate from the new King Shaka International Airport King Shaka International Airport King Shaka International Airport, also known as La Mercy Airport and abbreviated as KSIA, is the primary airport serving Durban, South Africa. Located at La Mercy, approximately north of the city centre of Durban, it opened its doors to passengers on May 1, 2010, just over a month before the... . |
29°57′56"S 30°56′57"E | 33 |
| Durban Durban Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism... |
FALE | DUR | King Shaka International Airport King Shaka International Airport King Shaka International Airport, also known as La Mercy Airport and abbreviated as KSIA, is the primary airport serving Durban, South Africa. Located at La Mercy, approximately north of the city centre of Durban, it opened its doors to passengers on May 1, 2010, just over a month before the... |
29°36′52"S 31°06′59"E | 295 |
| Durban Durban Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism... |
FAVG | VIR | Virginia Airport Virginia Airport Virginia Airport is an airport serving Durban, the largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. This general aviation airport is located north of Durban.... |
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| East London | FAEL | ELS | East London Airport East London Airport East London Airport is located in East London, South Africa.East London's airport is a small but bustling one that plays an important role in the growing economy of the Eastern Cape.... |
33°02′06"S 27°49′18"E | 435 |
| Ellisras | FAER | ELL | Ellisras (Mitimba) Airport | 23°43′36"S 27°41′18"E | 2793 |
| Empangeni | FAEM | EMG | Empangeni Airport | 28°43′07"S 31°53′34"E | 238 |
| Ermelo Ermelo, Mpumalanga Ermelo is the educational, industrial and commercial centre of the 7,750 km² Gert Sibande District Municipality in Mpumalanga province, Republic of South Africa. Mixed farming and anthracite, coal and torbanite mining take place here... |
FAEO | Ermelo Airport | 26°30′00"S 29°59′00"E | 5700 | |
| Ficksburg Ficksburg Ficksburg is a town situated at the foot of the 450m high Imperani Mountain in Free State province, South Africa. The town was set up by General Johan Fick who won the territory in the Basotho Wars... |
FAFB | FCB | Ficksburg Airport | 28°49′30"S 27°54′30"E | 5315 |
| Gariep Dam Gariep Dam Gariep Dam is a dam in South Africa, near the town of Norvalspont, Free State, province South Africa.-Overview:The Gariep Dam was originally called the Hendrik Verwoerd Dam after the first Prime Minister of the Republic of South Africa Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd on its commission in 1971... |
FAHV | Gariep Dam Airport | 30°33′44"S 25°31′48"E | 4176 | |
| Gauteng Gauteng Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994... |
FASI | Springs Airport | 26°14′54"S 28°23′51"E | 5340 | |
| George George, Western Cape George is a city with 203,253 inhabitants in South Africa's Western Cape province. The city is a popular holiday and conference centre and the administrative and commercial hub of the Garden Route.- Location :... |
FAGG | GRJ | George Airport George Airport George Airport is an airport located in George, South Africa. It was formerly known as P.W. Botha Airport, named after the state president who lived in this part of the country.In 2004, the airport served 199,000 passengers, up from 154,000 in 2003.... |
34°00′24"S 22°22′30"E | 648 |
| Giyani | FAGI | GIY | Giyani Airport | 23°17′00"S 30°39′00"E | 1575 |
| Graaff Reinet Graaff Reinet Graaff-Reinet is a town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is the fourth oldest town in South Africa, after Cape Town, Stellenbosch and Swellendam.-History:... |
FAGR | Graaff Reinet Airport | 32°11′41"S 24°32′28"E | 2588 | |
| Grahamstown Grahamstown Grahamstown is a city in the Eastern Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa and is the seat of the Makana municipality. The population of greater Grahamstown, as of 2003, was 124,758. The population of the surrounding areas, including the actual city was 41,799 of which 77.4% were black,... |
FAGT | Grahamstown Airport | 33°17′00"S 26°30′00"E | 2135 | |
| Greytown Greytown, KwaZulu-Natal Greytown is a town situated on the banks of a tributary of the Umvoti River in a richly fertile timber-producing area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.-History:... |
FAGY | Greytown Airport Greytown Airport Greytown Airport is an airport serving Greytown, a town in the KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 06/24 with an asphalt surface measuring .... |
29°07′25"S 30°34′56"E | 3531 | |
| Harrismith Harrismith Harrismith, named after Sir Harry Smith, is a large town in the Free State province of South Africa, situated on the N3 highway approximately midway between Johannesburg, about 300 km north-east, and Durban. The town is at the junction with the N5 highway, which continues west towards the... |
FAHR | HRS | Harrismith Airport | 28°14′00"S 29°06′00"E | 5585 |
| Hazyview Hazyview Hazyview is a small farming town in Mpumalanga, South Africa and is renowned for its banana industry. Close to Kruger National Park, the town's name is derived from the shimmering haze that occurs during the heat of summer. Most of Mpumalanga's private game reserves are found just east of... |
FAHW | HZV | Hazyview Airport | ||
| Hluhluwe Hluhluwe, KwaZulu-Natal Hluhluwe is a small town in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It situated between Greater St Lucia Wetland Park and Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve on the banks of the Hluhluwe River. The Zulu name refers to the thorny climbers that were found growning in profusion along the river. Cattle,... |
FAHL | HLW | Hluhluwe Airport Hluhluwe Airport Hluhluwe Airport is an airport serving Hluhluwe, a town in the KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 03/21 with a grass surface measuring .... |
28°00′30"S 32°16′30"E | 249 |
| Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa... |
FAGC | GCJ | Grand Central Airport Grand Central Airport Grand Central Airport is a small privately owned airfield which is open to public air traffic. It is located in Midrand, halfway between Johannesburg and Pretoria in South Africa... |
25°59′13"S 28°08′26"E | 5325 |
| Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa... |
FALA | HLA | Lanseria Airport Lanseria Airport Lanseria International Airport is a privately owned international airport that is situated north of Randburg and Sandton to the north west of Johannesburg, South Africa. The airport can handle aircraft up to the Boeing 757-300 and Airbus A319.-History:... |
25°56′23"S 27°55′29"E | 4517 |
| Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa... |
FAJS | JNB | OR Tambo International Airport | 26°08′01"S 28°14′32"E | 5558 |
| Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa... |
FAGM | QRA | Rand Airport Rand Airport Rand Airport is an airport in Germiston, South Africa. It was constructed in the 1920s as the main airport for Johannesburg, but the city outgrew it and replaced the airport firstly with Palmietfontein Airport in the late 1940s, then with the larger Jan Smuts International Airport in the... |
26°14′31"S 28°09′05"E | 5483 |
| Kimberley Kimberley, Northern Cape Kimberley is a city in South Africa, and the capital of the Northern Cape. It is located near the confluence of the Vaal and Orange Rivers. The town has considerable historical significance due its diamond mining past and siege during the Second Boer War... |
FAKM | KIM | Kimberley Airport Kimberley Airport Kimberley Airport is an airport serving Kimberley, the capital city of the province of Northern Cape in South Africa.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level... |
28°48′06"S 24°45′49"E | 3950 |
| Kleinzee | FAKZ | KLZ | Kleinzee Airport Kleinzee Airport Kleinsee Airport or Kleinzee Airport is an airport serving Kleinzee , a town in the Northern Cape province in South Africa.-Facilities:... |
29°40′59"S 17°05′35"E | 270 |
| Klerksdorp Klerksdorp, North West Klerksdorp is a city and administrative district located in the North West Province, South Africa.-History:The city was founded in 1837 when the Voortrekkers settled on the banks of the Schoonspruit , which flows through the town... |
FAKD | KXE | Klerksdorp Airport | 26°52′00"S 26°43′00"E | 4444 |
| Koiingnaas (Koinghaas) | KIG | Koiingnaas Airport (Koinghaas Airport) | 30°11′16"S 17°16′45"E | ||
| Komatipoort Komatipoort Komatipoort is a town situated at the confluence of the Crocodile and Komati Rivers in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. The town is 8km from the Crocodile Bridge Gate into the Kruger Park, and just 5km from the Mozambique border and 65km from the Swazi border. It is a small, quiet town with some... |
FAKP | KOF | Komatipoort Airport | ||
| Krugersdorp Krugersdorp, Gauteng Krugersdorp is a mining city with between 378,821 and 408,065 inhabitants in the West Rand of the Gauteng province of South Africa. Krugersdorp was founded in 1887 by Marthinus Pretorius and named after Paul Kruger.... |
FAKR | Krugersdorp Airport | 26°04′54"S 27°43′32"E | 5499 | |
| Kuruman Kuruman Kuruman is a town with 12,701 inhabitants in Northern Cape province of South Africa, famous for its scenic beauty and the Eye of Kuruman, a geological feature bringing water from deep underground to the surface in the Kalahari Desert.... |
FAKU | KMH | Johan Pienaar Airport Johan Pienaar Airport Johan Pienaar Airport is an airport serving Kuruman, a town in Northern Cape province, South Africa.... |
27°27′35"S 23°24′45"E | 4370 |
| Ladysmith Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal Ladysmith is a city in the Uthukela District of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is north-west of Durban and south of Johannesburg. Important industries in the area include food processing, textile and tyre production... |
FALY | LAY | Ladysmith Airport Ladysmith Airport Ladysmith Airport is an airport serving Ladysmith, a city in the KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa.-Facilities:The airport is located on the outskirts of town just below Platrand at at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 11/29 with an asphalt surface measuring... |
28°34′48"S 29°45′10"E | 3548 |
| Lichtenburg Lichtenburg, North West Lichtenburg is a town situated in North West Province of South Africa. It is the administrative centre of Ditsobotla Local Municipality.The town was established in 1873 and was named by Transvaal President Thomas François Burgers, Lichtenburg... |
FALI | Lichtenburg Airport | 26°10′00"S 26°11′00"E | 4875 | |
| Lime Acres | FALC | LMR | Finsch Mine Airport | 28°21′30"S 23°26′30"E | 4900 |
| Lusikisiki | FALK | LUJ | Lusikisiki Airport | 31°17′00"S 29°31′00"E | |
| Mala Mala | FAMD | AAM | Mala Mala Airport Mala Mala Airport Mala Mala Airport is an airport near Mala Mala, South Africa.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:... |
24°49′03"S 31°32′41"E | 1100 |
| Malelane Malelane Malalane is a farming town in Mpumalanga, South Africa situated on the N4 national highway. The farms in the region produce sugarcane, subtropical fruit and winter vegetables. The town was proclaimed in 1949 after which it was named. The origin of the name is disputed but was corrupted from the... |
FAMN | LLE | Malelane Airport | 25°28′24"S 31°33′56"E | 1153 |
| Marble Hall Marble Hall Marble Hall is a small town in the south of the Limpopo province, in South Africa. It was formerley in Mpumalanga provinse.-History:While on a hunting expedition from Pretoria, Christoffel Visagie and his family discovered a hole containing marble in 1920... |
FAMI | Marble Hall Airport | 24°59′30"S 29°17′00"E | 2980 | |
| Margate Margate, KwaZulu-Natal Margate is a seaside resort town on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, just about 20 kilometres southwest of Port Shepstone. The river which flows into the sea at Margate is called "Nkhongweni" because the original inhabitants were reputed to be so mean that travellers had to beg for hospitality... |
FAMG | MGH | Margate Airport Margate Airport Margate Airport is an airport in Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa .-Airlines and destinations:*South African Airways -Aviation:* Non-directional beacon - UR485.0... |
30°51′00"S 30°21′00"E | 495 |
| Messina | FAMS | MEZ | Messina Airport | 22°21′20"S 29°59′00"E | 1881 |
| Middelburg Middelburg, Mpumalanga Middelburg is a large farming and industrial town in the South African province of Mpumalanga.Middelburg was established as Nasareth, , in 1864 by the Voortrekkers on the banks of the Klein Olifants River. The name was changed in 1872 to Middelburg to mark its situation midway between the Transvaal... |
FAMB | Middelburg Airport (Transvaal Airport) | 25°41′08"S 29°26′26"E | 4886 | |
| Mmabatho Mmabatho Mmabatho is the former capital of the North-West Province of South Africa. In the apartheid era, it was the capital of the former "Bantustan" of Bophuthatswana. Following the end of apartheid in 1994, Bophuthatswana was integrated into the newly established North-West Province and Mmabatho was... / Mafikeng Mafikeng Mahikeng – formerly legally, but still commonly known as Mafikeng – is the capital city of the North-West Province of South Africa. It is best known internationally for the Siege of Mafeking, the most famous engagement of the Second Boer War.Located on South Africa's border with Botswana, it is ... |
FAMM | MBD | Mmabatho International Airport Mmabatho International Airport Mafikeng Airport or Mmabatho Airport is an airport serving Mafikeng and Mmabatho, the current and former capital cities of the North West province in South Africa.- Facilities :... (Mafikeng Int'l) |
25°48′27"S 25°32′40"E | 4181 |
| Modimolle Modimolle Modimolle is a town located near the southern edge of the Waterberg Massif in Limpopo province, South Africa. It is a medium sized town that focuses primarily on agriculture and farming as well as wildlife and tourism... (was Nylstroom) |
FANY | Modimolle Airport (Nylstroom Airport) | |||
| Mossel Bay Mossel Bay Mossel Bay is a harbour town of about 130,000 people on the Southern Cape of South Africa. It is an important tourism and farming region of the Western Cape Province... |
FAMO | MZY | Mossel Bay Airport | 34°09′26"S 22°03′41"E | 526 |
| Mtubatuba Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal Mtubatuba is a small town north of Richards Bay close to the entrance of the Greater Isimangaliso Wetland Park in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The town is situated in the Mtubatuba Local Municipality in the Umkhanyakude District. It was established in a swampland of reeds and papyrus in 1903 and... / Dukuduku |
FADK | DUK | Mtubatuba Airport | 28°22′06"S 32°14′53"E | 210 |
| Mzamba | FAMW | MZF | Wild Coast Sun Airport (Mzamba Airport) | ||
| Mkuze Mkuze, KwaZulu-Natal - Location :The small town of Mkuze is situated in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, approximately 350 km from the city of Durban. It is along the N2 en route to Johannesburg, Swaziland and Mozambique; between Mkuze River and Intaba Yemikhovu... |
FAMU | MZQ | Mzuke Airport | ||
| Nelspruit (Kruger National Park Kruger National Park Kruger National Park is one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers and extends from north to south and from east to west.To the west and south of the Kruger National Park are the two South African provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga. In the north is Zimbabwe, and to the east is... ) |
FAKN | MQP | Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport located north east of Nelspruit. It serves travelers to Kruger National Park and there are also scheduled passenger flights to Johannesburg and, less frequently, to other South African cities.... |
25°23′30"S 31°05′57"E | 2829 |
| Nelspruit | FANS | NLP | Nelspruit Airport Nelspruit Airport Nelspruit Airport is an airport in Nelspruit, South Africa .Nelspruit Airport is no longer used for scheduled passenger services to Nelspruit, having been replaced by the nearby Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport.... |
25°30′08"S 30°54′43"E | 2901 |
| Newcastle Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal Newcastle is the third largest city and urban center in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Newcastle is located in the North West corner of the province along the Ncandu River and is moderately industrial.... |
FANC | NCS | Newcastle Airport Newcastle Airport (South Africa) Newcastle Airport is located just outside the town of Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.... |
27°46′22"S 29°58′35"E | 4074 |
| Bloemfontein, Free State | FATP | New Tempe Airport | 29°01′58"S 26°09′29"E | 4526 | |
| Ngala Ngala Ngala is a local government area of Borno State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Gamboru Ngala.It has an area of 1,465 km² and a population of 237,071 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 611.- Geology :... |
FANG | NGL | Ngala Airfield Airport | ||
| Oudtshoorn Oudtshoorn, Western Cape Oudtshoorn is a town in the Western Cape province in South Africa. With 80,336 inhabitants it is the largest town in the Little Karoo region... |
FAOH | OUH | Oudtshoorn Airport | 33°36′00"S 22°11′00"E | 1063 |
| Parys Parys Parys is a town situated on the banks of the Vaal River in the Free State province of South Africa. Population 43,791.In the eariy 1870's, towns in the northern Free State were situated very far apart and members of different churches had to travel great distances to participate in religious... |
FAPY | Parys Airport | 26°53′14"S 27°30′19"E | 4740 | |
| Phalaborwa Phalaborwa Phalaborwa is a town situated in the Mopani district, halfway up along the length of the Kruger National Park in the Limpopo province in South Africa. The Lowveld, also known as Valley of the Olifants, has the highest winter temperatures in South Africa. The rainfall is low and the average winter... |
FAPH | PHW | Hendrik Van Eck Airport Hendrik Van Eck Airport Hendrik Van Eck Airport is an airport serving Phalaborwa, a town in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It also known as Phalaborwa Airport and is located near Kruger National Park.-Facilities:... |
23°56′10"S 31°09′18"E | 1432 |
| Pietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg is the capital and second largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838, and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. Its "purist" Zulu name is umGungundlovu, and this is the name used for the district municipality... |
FAPM | PZB | Pietermaritzburg Airport Pietermaritzburg Airport Pietermaritzburg Airport is an airport, also known as ORIBI Airport, in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa .- Navigational Aids :-Notes:The airport has Pilot Controlled night landing facilities... |
29°38′48"S 30°23′52"E | 2423 |
| Pilanesberg (Sun City) | FAPN | NTY | Pilanesberg International Airport | 25°20′08"S 27°10′18"E | 3412 |
| Plettenberg Bay Plettenberg Bay Plettenberg Bay, nicknamed Plet or Plett, is the primary town of the Bitou Local Municipality in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. As of the census of 2001, there were 29149 population... |
FAPG | PBZ | Plettenberg Bay Airport | 34°05′17"S 23°19′43"E | 465 |
| Polokwane Polokwane Polokwane, meaning "Place of Safety",is a city in the Polokwane Local Municipality and the capital of the Limpopo province, South Africa. It is also often referred to by its former name, Pietersburg. Polokwane is a major urban centre, the biggest and most important north of Gauteng. The population... (was Pietersburg) |
FAPP | PTG | Polokwane International Airport Polokwane International Airport Polokwane International Airport, formerly known as Pietersburg International Airport or Gateway International Airport , is an airport serving the city of Polokwane in the South African province of Limpopo. The airport is located 5 km north of the city... (Pietersburg Int'l) |
23°50′43"S 29°27′31"E | 4076 |
| Polokwane Polokwane Polokwane, meaning "Place of Safety",is a city in the Polokwane Local Municipality and the capital of the Limpopo province, South Africa. It is also often referred to by its former name, Pietersburg. Polokwane is a major urban centre, the biggest and most important north of Gauteng. The population... (was Pietersburg) |
FAPI | Pietersburg Municipal Airport | 23°55′35"S 29°29′04"E | 4354 | |
| Port Alfred Port Alfred Port Alfred is a small town with a population of just under 20,000 in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated on the eastern seaboard of the country at the mouth of the Kowie River, almost exactly half-way between the larger cities of Port Elizabeth and East London and 30 km... |
FAPA | AFD | Port Alfred Airport Port Alfred Airport Port Alfred Airport is an airport in the seaside town of Port Alfred, located on the southern coast of South Africa.... |
33°35′00"S 26°53′00"E | 275 |
| Port Elizabeth Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth is one of the largest cities in South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province, east of Cape Town. The city, often shortened to PE and nicknamed "The Friendly City" or "The Windy City", stretches for 16 km along Algoa Bay, and is one of the major seaports in South Africa... |
FAPE | PLZ | Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth Airport , formerly H. F. Verwoerd Airport, is an airport situated in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The airport is owned and operated by the Airports Company South Africa which also operates nine other airports around South Africa.... |
33°59′24"S 25°36′37"E | 226 |
| Port St. Johns Port St. Johns Port St. Johns is a town situated at the mouth of the Umzimvubu River in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is thought to have been named after a Portuguese ship , which was actually wrecked at Port Edward. Later seafarers mistakenly identified the mouth of the Umzimvubu River as the site of this... |
FAPJ | JOH | Port St. Johns Airport | 31°37′00"S 29°31′00"E | 1227 |
| Potchefstroom Potchefstroom, North West Potchefstroom is an academic city in the North West Province of South Africa. It hosts the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University... |
FAPS | Potchefstroom Airport | 26°40′05"S 27°05′05"E | 4520 | |
| Pretoria Pretoria Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is... |
FAWB | PRY | Wonderboom Airport Wonderboom Airport Wonderboom Airport , is located north of Pretoria, South Africa. The airport handles general aviation flights, and may offer scheduled passenger service in the near future.-History:... |
25°39′13"S 28°13′27"E | 4095 |
| Prieska | FAPK | PRK | Prieska Airport | 29°41′01"S 22°46′14"E | 3104 |
| Queenstown Queenstown, Eastern Cape Queenstown, named after Queen Victoria, is a town in the middle of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, roughly half way in between the towns of Cathcart and Sterkstroom. It is currently the commercial, administrative, and educational centre of the prosperous surrounding farming district... |
FAQT | UTW | Queenstown Airport | 31°55′00"S 26°53′00"E | 3637 |
| Reivilo Reivilo, North West Reivilo is a town situated 100 km southwest of Vryburg on the Ghaap Plateau in North West Province of South Africa. Lead and Zinc mining used to take place in the district.- History :... |
FARI | RVO | Reivilo Airport | 27°32′50"S 24°10′23"E | 4691 |
| Richards Bay Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal Richards Bay is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is situated on a 30 square kilometre lagoon of the Mhlatuze River, which gives it one of the country's largest harbours.-History:... |
FARB | RCB | Richards Bay Airport Richards Bay Airport Richards Bay Airport is an airport in Richards Bay, South Africa. It is independently managed and not part of the network of larger airports operated by the parastatal Airports Company South Africa .... |
28°44′25"S 32°05′36"E | 109 |
| Robertson Robertson, Western Cape Robertson is a town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa known as the valley of wine and roses. It was founded in 1853 and named after the Scottish Dutch Reformed Church Minister, Dr William Robertson.... |
FARS | ROD | Robertson Airport | 33°49′00"S 19°54′00"E | 640 |
| Rustenburg Rustenburg, North West Rustenburg |Dutch]]: Town of Rest) is a city and a local municipality of 395,539 inhabitants situated at the foot of the Magaliesberg mountain range in North West Province of South Africa... |
FARG | Rustenburg Airfield Rustenburg Airfield Rustenburg Airfield , licensed according to South African Civil Aviation Authority standards, is a municipal airport situated in North West Province of South Africa.-Rustenburg SkyDiving Club:... |
25°39′00"S 27°17′00"E | 3700 | |
| Saldanha Bay Saldanha Bay Saldanha Bay is a natural harbour on the south-western coast of South Africa, north west of Cape Town. The town that developed on the northern shore of the bay, also called Saldanha, was incorporated with five other towns into the Saldanha Bay Local Municipality in 2000. The current population of... |
FASD | SDB | Vredenburg Airport | 32°57′48"S 17°58′12"E | 50 |
| Secunda | FASC | ZEC | Secunda Airport | 26°31′14"S 29°10′20"E | 5250 |
| Sishen Sishen Sishen is a town in Northern Cape, South Africa. It is the location of a large iron ore mine.- Transport :The mine is connected to the port of Saldanha Bay by the Sishen-Saldanha Railway Line. The line is electrified at 50 kV AC and the trains using this line are amongst the heaviest trains in the... |
FASS | SIS | Sishen Airport | 27°39′00"S 23°00′00"E | 3848 |
| Skukuza Skukuza Skukuza is the main camp in the Kruger National Park. The name, adapted from Sikhukhuza , was a nickname for James Stevenson-Hamilton. It could be translated as 'a new broom', as Stevenson-Hamilton swept the area clean of poachers and outlaws.... |
FASZ | SZK | Skukuza Airport | 24°58′00"S 31°36′00"E | 1020 |
| Springbok Springbok, Northern Cape Springbok is the largest town in the Namaqualand area in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. it had a population of 10,294. Springbok is located on the N7 national road which connects the Cape with Namibia, and at the western end of the N14, which connects it with Upington and Pretoria... |
FASB | SBU | Springbok Airport | 29°41′22"S 17°56′20"E | 2690 |
| Swellendam Swellendam Swellendam is the third oldest town in the Republic of South Africa, a town with 28,072 inhabitants situated in the Western Cape province. The town has over 50 National monuments most of them buildings of Cape Dutch architecture.... |
FASX | Hendrik Swellengrebel Airport | 34°03′00"S 20°29′00"E | 407 | |
| Thaba Nchu Thaba Nchu Thaba Nchu is a town in Free State, South Africa, located 60 km east of Bloemfontein. Its population is largely made up of Tswana and Sotho people. The town was settled in the 1830s and officially established in 1873... |
FATN | TCU | Thaba Nchu Airport | 29°19′03"S 26°49′20"E | 4938 |
| Thohoyandou Thohoyandou Thohoyandou is a town in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. It is the administrative centre of Vhembe District Municipality and Thulamela Local Municipality. It is also known for being the former capital of the bantustan of Venda.... |
FATH | THY | P.R. Mphephu Airport | 23°04′37"S 30°23′00"E | 2018 |
| Tzaneen Tzaneen Tzaneen is a small town situated in the Mopani district of the Limpopo province in South Africa. It is in a fertile region with tropical and subtropical agriculture taking place in a 20,000 km² region... |
FATZ | LTA | Tzaneen Airport | 23°49′48"S 30°19′00"E | 1914 |
| Ulundi Ulundi, KwaZulu-Natal Ulundi is a town in the Zululand District Municipality. At one time the capital of Zululand in South Africa and later the capital of the Bantustan of KwaZulu, Ulundi now lies in KwaZulu-Natal Province . The town now includes an airport, a five-star hotel, and some museums amongst its sights... |
FAUL | ULD | Ulundi Airport | 28°19′10"S 31°25′01"E | 1720 |
| Umtata | FAUT | UTT | K. D. Matanzima Airport K. D. Matanzima Airport K. D. Matanzima Airport is an airport serving Mthatha , a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The airport is named for Kaiser Matanzima , a leader of the former bantustan of Transkei. It also known as Mthatha Airport or Umtata Airport.- Facilities :The airport resides at an... |
31°32′52"S 28°40′27"E | 2425 |
| Upington Upington, Northern Cape Upington is a town founded in 1884 and located in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, on the banks of the Orange River. The town was named after Sir Thomas Upington, Attorney-General and then Prime Minister of the Cape. It originated as a mission station established in 1875 and run by... |
FAUP | UTN | Upington Airport Upington Airport Upington Airport is an airport located in Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa. At 4900 metres, runway 17/35 is one of the longest runways in the world... |
28°24′04"S 21°15′36"E | 2791 |
| Vredendal Vredendal, Western Cape Vredendal is a town in the northern Olifants River Valley and southern Namaqualand districts in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the administrative and commercial center for the surrounding area and is the seat of the Matzikama Local Municipality with a population of 13,666... |
FAVR | VRE | Vredendal Airport | 31°38′35"S 18°32′22"E | 330 |
| Vryburg Vryburg, North West Vryburg is a large agricultural town with a population of 48,200 situated in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati district of the North West Province of South Africa... |
FAVB | VRU | Vryburg Airport | 26°58′00"S 24°44′00"E | 3920 |
| Vryheid Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal Vryheid is a coal mining and cattle ranching town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Vryheid is Afrikaans for "freedom" or "liberty".-History:... |
FAVY | VYD | Vryheid Airport | 27°47′00"S 30°48′00"E | 3800 |
| Welkom Welkom Welkom is a city in the Free State province of South Africa, located 160 kilometres northeast of Bloemfontein, the provincial capital. Welkom received municipal status in 1961 and was declared a city in 1968 on the 14th of February... |
FAWM | WEL | Welkom Airport | 27°59′52"S 26°40′10"E | 4399 |
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| Bloemfontein Bloemfontein Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals – the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital.Bloemfontein is popularly and... |
FABL | BFN | AFB Bloemspruit AFB Bloemspruit AFB Bloemspruit is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is co-located with Bloemfontein Airport , and shares its runways.The base motto is Ex Unite Pax, .... (at Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein Airport is located in Bloemfontein, a city in the Free State province of South Africa. The runways are shared with AFB Bloemspruit.In 2004, the airport served 225,636 passengers Bloemfontein Airport is located in Bloemfontein, a city in the Free State province of South Africa. The... ) http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/bases/1/air-force-base-bloemspruit |
29°05′38"S 26°18′14"E | 4457 |
| Cape Town Cape Town Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality... |
FAYP | AFB Ysterplaat AFB Ysterplaat Air Force Base Ysterplaat is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is located in Cape Town, on the southwestern coast of South Africa.The name Ysterplaat is Afrikaans; it means Iron Plate in English.... http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/bases/11/air-force-base-ysterplaat |
33°54′04"S 18°29′00"E | 49 | |
| Durban Durban Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism... |
FADN | DUR | AFB Durban AFB Durban AFB Durban is an airbase of the South African Air Force, located in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The runway is shared with Durban International Airport . The airbase is at the northern end of the runway. The commanding officer is Colonel S.J... (at Durban International Airport Durban International Airport Durban International Airport was the international airport of Durban from 1951 until 2010, when it was replaced by King Shaka International Airport, to the north. The airport is co-located with AFB Durban.-History:... ) http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/bases/2/air-force-base-durban |
29°57′56"S 30°56′57"E | 33 |
| Hoedspruit Hoedspruit Hoedspruit is a town situated at the foot of the Klein Drakensberg , in the Limpopo province of South Africa, on the railway line from Tzaneen to Kaapmuiden.-Economy:... |
FAHS | HDS | AFB Hoedspruit AFB Hoedspruit Air Force Base Hoedspruit is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is located adjacent to the Kruger National Park. In the late 1990s an unused portion of the base was converted into a civilian airport known as Eastgate Airport... http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/bases/3/air-force-base-hoedspruit |
24°21′17"S 31°03′01"E | 1738 |
| Langebaanweg Langebaanweg Langebaanweg is a town on the southwest coast of South Africa, in Western Cape Province.It is the location of the air force base AFB Langebaanweg l.... / Saldanha Bay Saldanha Bay Saldanha Bay is a natural harbour on the south-western coast of South Africa, north west of Cape Town. The town that developed on the northern shore of the bay, also called Saldanha, was incorporated with five other towns into the Saldanha Bay Local Municipality in 2000. The current population of... |
FALW | SDB | AFB Langebaanweg AFB Langebaanweg AFB Langebaanweg is an airbase of the South African Air Force.The base motto is Tenax Propisiti Vinco – Through Tenacity Comes Success.- Units Hosted :* Central Flying School - Pilot and Instructor Training* 2 Air Servicing Unit - Technical Support... http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/bases/7/air-force-base-langebaanweg |
32°58′08"S 18°09′55"E | 108 |
| Louis Trichardt (was Makhado) | FALO | LCD | AFB Makhado AFB Makhado Air Force Base Makhado , formerly Air Force Base Louis Trichardt, is an airbase of the South African Air Force, located at . It is the SAAF's northernmost base, situated at Louis Trichardt near the border with Zimbabwe, as well as being its most modern, and is known unofficially as Fighter Town,... (was AFB Louis Trichardt) http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/bases/6/air-force-base-makhado |
23°05′00"S 29°52′00"E | 3025 |
| Overberg Overberg Overberg is a district in South Africa to the east of Cape Town beyond the Hottentots-Holland mountains. It lies along the Cape Province's south coast between the Cape Peninsula and the region known as the Garden Route in the east... |
FAOB | AFB Overberg AFB Overberg AFB Overberg is an airbase of the South African Air Force and is the host of the 525 squadron and the Test Flight and Development Centre. It is placed under command of the Air Office in Pretoria, Gauteng.... http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/bases/8/air-force-base-overberg |
34°33′17"S 20°15′02"E | 52 | |
| Polokwane Polokwane Polokwane, meaning "Place of Safety",is a city in the Polokwane Local Municipality and the capital of the Limpopo province, South Africa. It is also often referred to by its former name, Pietersburg. Polokwane is a major urban centre, the biggest and most important north of Gauteng. The population... (was Pietersburg) |
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AFB Pietersburg (disbanded) http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/bases/21/air-force-base-pietersburg | 23°50′43"S 29°27′31"E | 4076 | |
| Port Elizabeth Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth is one of the largest cities in South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province, east of Cape Town. The city, often shortened to PE and nicknamed "The Friendly City" or "The Windy City", stretches for 16 km along Algoa Bay, and is one of the major seaports in South Africa... |
FAPE | PLZ | AFS Port Elizabeth (at Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth Airport , formerly H. F. Verwoerd Airport, is an airport situated in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The airport is owned and operated by the Airports Company South Africa which also operates nine other airports around South Africa.... ) http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/bases/4/air-force-station-port-elizabeth |
33°59′24"S 25°36′37"E | 226 |
| Pretoria Pretoria Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is... |
FAWK | AFB Waterkloof AFB Waterkloof Air Force Base Waterkloof is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is situated on the outskirts of Pretoria, and is the SAAF's busiest airbase.The base's name, Waterkloof, is Afrikaans, it means Water Ravine in English.... http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/bases/5/air-force-base-waterkloof |
25°49′40"S 28°13′15"E | 4940 | |
| Pretoria Pretoria Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is... |
FASK | AFB Swartkop AFB Swartkop AFB Swartkop is an air force base in South Africa. It is managed as part of AFB Waterkloof and houses one of the three branches of the South African Air Force Museum... http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/bases/9/swartkop |
25°48′35"S 28°09′53"E | 4780 |
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See also
- Transport in South AfricaTransport in South Africa-Roads:Approximately ten thousand people die on roads in South Africa yearly.The national speed limit is between 40 or 80 km/h in residential areas and 120 km/h on national roads/freeways/motorways....
- List of airports by ICAO code: F#FA - South Africa
- List of South African airports by passenger movements
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Africa#South Africa
- List of bases of the South African Air Force
External links
- Lists of airports in South Africa: