South Africa is one of the most developed countries, attracting tourists, business people, students and people from all works of life. South Africa has a good number of airports both international and domestic airports situated in different provinces and cities in South Africa. The airports in South Africa play major roles in the country’s economy and indeed the African economy as a whole. Out of all the airports in South Africa, OR Tambo International Airport (JNB), located in the city of Johannesburg, is the busiest airport of Africa.
Cape Town International Airport in Cape Town and King Shaka International Airport in Durban are other notable airports in South Africa. Listed below are all the Airports in South Africa. In all, there are over 100 Airports in South Africa including military airports and this list covers all these South African Airports. We’ve also included the cities they serve, as we well as coordinates.
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Here is our List of 100+Â Airports in South Africa
List of Airports in South Africa
| City served | Province | ICAO | IATA | Airport name | Coordinates | Elev. (ft) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil airports | ||||||
| Aggeneys | Northern Cape | Aggeneys Airport | 29°16′54″S 018°48′50″E | 2,648 | ||
| Alexander Bay | Northern Cape | Alexander Bay Airport (Kortdoorn Airport) | 28°34′24″S 016°32′06″E | 98 | ||
| Aliwal North | Eastern Cape | FAAN | Aliwal North Airport | 30°41′00″S 026°44′00″E | 4,410 | |
| Alkantpan | Northern Cape | FACO | Alkantpan Airport | 29°54′23″S 022°19′00″E | 3,591 | |
| Alldays | Limpopo | FAAL | ADY | Alldays Airport | 22°40′44″S 029°03′19″E | 2,600 |
| Barberton | Mpumalanga | FABR | Barberton Airport | 25°43′03″S 030°58′30″E | 2,250 | |
| Beeshoek, Tsantsabane | Northern Cape | FATF | Tommy’s Field | 28°15′36″S 022°59′35″E | 4,360 | |
| Bethlehem | Free State | FABM | Bethlehem Airport | 28°15′00″S 028°20′00″E | 5,561 | |
| Bhisho | Eastern Cape | FABE | BIY | Bhisho Airport | 32°53′42″S 027°17′06″E | 1,950 |
| Bloemfontein | Free State | FABL | BFN | Bloemfontein Airport | 29°05′38″S 026°18′14″E | 4,457 |
| Bothaville | Free State | FABO | Bothaville Airport | 27°22′00″S 026°38′00″E | 4,236 | |
| Brakpan | Gauteng | FABB | Brakpan Airport | 26°14′17″S 028°18′21″E | 5,300 | |
| Brits | North West | FABS | Brits Airfield | 25°31′56″S 027°46′29″E | 3,740 | |
| Bultfontein | Free State | FABU | UTE | Bultfontein Airport | 28°16′21″S 026°08′08″E | |
| Calvinia | Northern Cape | FACV | Calvinia Airport | 31°30′01″S 019°43′33″E | 3,250 | |
| Carnarvon | Northern Cape | FACN | Carnarvon Airport | 30°59′15″S 022°07′50″E | 4,150 | |
| Cradock | Eastern Cape | FACD | CDO | Cradock Airport | 32°09′20″S 025°38′45″E | 3,111 |
| Cape Town | Western Cape | FACT | CPT | Cape Town International Airport | 33°58′05″S 018°36′17″E | 151 |
| Durban | KwaZulu-Natal | 29°57′56″S 030°56′57″E | 33 | |||
| Durban | KwaZulu-Natal | FALE | DUR | King Shaka International Airport |
29°36′52″S 031°06′59″E | 295 |
| East London | Eastern Cape | FAEL | ELS | East London Airport | 33°02′06″S 027°49′18″E | 435 |
| Ellisras | Limpopo | FAER | ELL | Ellisras Airport (Mitimba Airport) | 23°43′36″S 027°41′18″E | 2,793 |
| Empangeni | KwaZulu-Natal | FAEM | EMG | Empangeni Airport | 28°43′07″S 031°53′34″E | 238 |
| Ermelo | Mpumalanga | FAEO | Ermelo Airport | 26°30′00″S 029°59′00″E | 5,700 | |
| Ficksburg | Free State | FAFB | FCB | Ficksburg Airport | 28°49′30″S 027°54′30″E | 5,315 |
| Fisantekraal / Durbanville | Western Cape | FAFK | Fisantekraal Airfield | 33°46′10″S 018°44′00″E | 400 | |
| Gariep Dam | Free State | FAHV | Gariep Dam Airport | 30°33′44″S 025°31′48″E | 4,176 | |
| George | Western Cape | FAGG | GRJ | George Airport | 34°00′24″S 022°22′30″E | 648 |
| Giyani | Limpopo | FAGI | GIY | Giyani Airport | 23°17′00″S 030°39′00″E | 1,575 |
| Graaff Reinet | Eastern Cape | FAGR | Graaff Reinet Airport | 32°11′41″S 024°32′28″E | 2,588 | |
| Grahamstown | Eastern Cape | FAGT | Grahamstown Airport | 33°17′00″S 026°30′00″E | 2,135 | |
| Greytown | KwaZulu-Natal | FAGY | Greytown Airport | 29°07′25″S 030°34′56″E | 3,531 | |
| Harmony, Virginia | Free State | FAHA | Harmony Airport | 28°04′43″S 026°51′40″E | 4,399 | |
| Harrismith | Free State | FAHR | HRS | Harrismith Airport | 28°14′00″S 029°06′00″E | 5,585 |
| Hazyview | Mpumalanga | FAHW | HZV | Hazyview Airport | 25°03′00″S 031°07′55″E | |
| Heidelberg | Gauteng | FAHG | Heidelberg Airport | 26°30′30″S 028°23′30″E | ||
| Hluhluwe | KwaZulu-Natal | FAHL | HLW | Hluhluwe Airport | 28°00′30″S 032°16′30″E | 249 |
| Hoedspruit | Limpopo | FAHS | HDS | Hoedspruit Airport (Eastgate Airport)[1] | 24°21′17″S 031°03′01″E | 1,738 |
| Johannesburg | Gauteng | FAGC | GCJ | Grand Central Airport | 25°59′13″S 028°08′26″E | 5,325 |
| Johannesburg | Gauteng | FALA | HLA | Lanseria International Airport | 25°56′23″S 027°55′29″E | 4,517 |
| Johannesburg | Gauteng | FAOR | JNB | O.R. Tambo International Airport | 26°08′01″S 028°14′32″E | 5,558 |
| Johannesburg | Gauteng | FAGM | QRA | Rand Airport | 26°14′31″S 028°09′05″E | 5,483 |
| Kimberley | Northern Cape | FAKM | KIM | Kimberley Airport | 28°48′06″S 024°45′49″E | 3,950 |
| Kleinzee | Northern Cape | FAKZ | KLZ | Kleinzee Airport | 29°40′59″S 017°05′35″E | 270 |
| Klerksdorp | North West | FAKD | KXE | Klerksdorp Airport (P.C. Pelser Airport) | 26°52′00″S 026°43′00″E | 4,444 |
| Koiingnaas (Koingnaas) | Northern Cape | KIG | Koiingnaas Airport (Koingnaas Airport) | 30°11′16″S 017°16′45″E | ||
| Komatipoort | Mpumalanga | FAKP | KOF | Komatipoort Airport | 25°26′26″S 031°55′49″E | |
| Kroonstad | Free State | FAKS | Kroonstad Airport | 27°39′44″S 027°18′46″E | 4,700 | |
| Krugersdorp | Gauteng | FAKR | Krugersdorp Airport | 26°04′54″S 027°43′32″E | 5,499 | |
| Kuruman | Northern Cape | FAKU | KMH | Johan Pienaar Airport | 27°27′35″S 023°24′45″E | 4,370 |
| Ladysmith | KwaZulu-Natal | FALY | LAY | Ladysmith Airport | 28°34′48″S 029°45′10″E | 3,548 |
| Lichtenburg | North West | FALI | Lichtenburg Airport | 26°10′00″S 026°11′00″E | 4,875 | |
| Lime Acres / Finsch Mine | Northern Cape | FALC | LMR | Finsch Mine Airport | 28°21′30″S 023°26′30″E | 4,900 |
| Louis Trichardt (was Makhado) | Limpopo | FALO | LCD | Louis Trichardt Airport | 23°03′42″S 029°51′53″E | 3,025 |
| Lusikisiki | Eastern Cape | FALK | LUJ | Lusikisiki Airport | 31°17′00″S 029°31′00″E | |
| Mafikeng / Mmabatho | North West | FAMM | MBD | Mafikeng Airport (Mmabatho Airport) | 25°48′27″S 025°32′40″E | 4,181 |
| Majuba Power Station | Mpumalanga | FAMJ | Majuba Power Station Airport | 27°04′45″S 029°46′42″E | 5,600 | |
| Mala Mala | Mpumalanga | FAMD | AAM | Mala Mala Airport | 24°49′03″S 031°32′41″E | 1,100 |
| Malelane | Mpumalanga | FAMN | LLE | Malelane Airport | 25°28′24″S 031°33′56″E | 1,153 |
| Marble Hall | Limpopo | FAMI | Marble Hall Airport | 24°59′30″S 029°17′00″E | 2,980 | |
| Margate | KwaZulu-Natal | FAMG | MGH | Margate Airport | 30°51′00″S 030°21′00″E | 495 |
| Middelburg | Mpumalanga | FAMB | Middelburg Airport | 25°41′08″S 029°26′26″E | 4,886 | |
| Mkuze (Mkuzi) | KwaZulu-Natal | FAMU | MZQ | Mkuze Airport (Mkuzi Airport) | 27°37′33″S 032°02′39″E | 400 |
| Modimolle (was Nylstroom) | Limpopo | FANY | Modimolle Airport (Nylstroom Airport) | 24°41′08″S 028°25′59″E | ||
| Mossel Bay | Western Cape | FAMO | MZY | Mossel Bay Airport | 34°09′26″S 022°03′41″E | 526 |
| Mthatha (was Umtata) | Eastern Cape | FAUT | UTT | Mthatha Airport (was K.D. Matanzima Airport) | 31°32′52″S 028°40′27″E | 2,425 |
| Mtubatuba / Dukuduku | KwaZulu-Natal | FADK | DUK | Mtubatuba Airport | 28°22′06″S 032°14′53″E | 210 |
| Musina | Limpopo | FAMS | MEZ | Musina Airport (Morningside Farm Airport) | 22°21′20″S 029°59′00″E | 1,881 |
| Mzamba / Wild Coast | Eastern Cape | FAMW | MZF | Wild Coast Sun Airport (Mzamba Airport) | ||
| Nelspruit (Kruger National Park) | Mpumalanga | FAKN | MQP | Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport | 25°23′30″S 031°05′57″E | 2,829 |
| Nelspruit | Mpumalanga | FANS | NLP | Nelspruit Airport | 25°30′08″S 030°54′43″E | 2,901 |
| Newcastle | KwaZulu-Natal | FANC | NCS | Newcastle Airport | 27°46′22″S 029°58′35″E | 4,074 |
| Ngala | Mpumalanga | FANG | NGL | Ngala Airfield | ||
| Oudtshoorn | Western Cape | FAOH | OUH | Oudtshoorn Airport | 33°36′00″S 022°11′00″E | 1063 |
| Parys | Free State | FAPY | Parys Airport | 26°53′14″S 027°30′19″E | 4,740 | |
| Phalaborwa | Limpopo | FAPH | PHW | Hendrik Van Eck Airport (Phalaborwa Airport) | 23°56′10″S 031°09′18″E | 1,432 |
| Phinda | KwaZulu-Natal | FADQ | PZL | Zulu Inyala Airport | 27°50′58″S 032°18′35″E | |
| Piet Retief | Mpumalanga | FAPF | Piet Retief Airport | 27°00′00″S 030°50′36″E | 4,420 | |
| Pietermaritzburg | KwaZulu-Natal | FAPM | PZB | Pietermaritzburg Airport | 29°38′48″S 030°23′52″E | 2,423 |
| Pilanesberg / Sun City) | North West | FAPN | NTY | Pilanesberg International Airport | 25°20′08″S 027°10′18″E | 3,412 |
| Plettenberg Bay | Western Cape | FAPG | PBZ | Plettenberg Bay Airport | 34°05′17″S 023°19′43″E | 465 |
| Polokwane (was Pietersburg) | Limpopo | FAPP | PTG | Polokwane International Airport (Pietersburg Int’l) | 23°50′43″S 029°27′31″E | 4,076 |
| Polokwane (was Pietersburg) | Limpopo | FAPI | Pietersburg Municipal Airport | 23°55′35″S 029°29′04″E | 4,354 | |
| Pongola | KwaZulu-Natal | FAPL | Pongola Airport | 27°21′42″S 031°36′20″E | 942 | |
| Port Alfred | Eastern Cape | FAPA | AFD | Port Alfred Airport | 33°35′00″S 026°53′00″E | 275 |
| Port Elizabeth | Eastern Cape | FAPE | PLZ | Port Elizabeth Airport | 33°59′24″S 025°36′37″E | 226 |
| Port St. Johns | Eastern Cape | FAPJ | JOH | Port St. Johns Airport | 31°37′00″S 029°31′00″E | 1,227 |
| Potchefstroom | North West | FAPS | Potchefstroom Airport | 26°40′05″S 027°05′05″E | 4,520 | |
| Pretoria | Gauteng | FAWB | PRY | Wonderboom Airport | 25°39′13″S 028°13′27″E | 4,095 |
| Prieska | Northern Cape | FAPK | PRK | Prieska Airport | 29°41′01″S 022°46′14″E | 3104 |
| Queenstown | Eastern Cape | FAQT | UTW | Queenstown Airport | 31°55′00″S 026°53′00″E | 3,637 |
| Reivilo | North West | FARI | RVO | Reivilo Airport | 27°32′50″S 024°10′23″E | 4,691 |
| Richards Bay | KwaZulu-Natal | FARB | RCB | Richards Bay Airport | 28°44′25″S 032°05′36″E | 109 |
| Robertson | Western Cape | FARS | ROD | Robertson Airfield | 33°49′00″S 019°54′00″E | 640 |
| Rustenburg | North West | FARG | Rustenburg Airfield | 25°39′00″S 027°17′00″E | 3,700 | |
| Secunda | Mpumalanga | FASC | ZEC | Secunda Airport | 26°31′14″S 029°10′20″E | 5,250 |
| Sishen | Northern Cape | FASS | SIS | Sishen Airport | 27°39′00″S 023°00′00″E | 3,848 |
| Skukuza | Mpumalanga | FASZ | SZK | Skukuza Airport | 24°58′00″S 031°36′00″E | 1,020 |
| Springbok | Northern Cape | FASB | SBU | Springbok Airport | 29°41′22″S 017°56′20″E | 2,690 |
| Springs | Gauteng | FASI | Springs Airport | 26°14′54″S 028°23′51″E | 5,340 | |
| Swellendam | Western Cape | FASX | Hendrik Swellengrebel Airport | 34°03′00″S 020°29′00″E | 407 | |
| Tempe, Bloemfontein | Free State | FATP | New Tempe Airport | 29°01′58″S 026°09′29″E | 4,526 | |
| Thaba Nchu | Free State | FATN | TCU | Thaba Nchu Airport | 29°19′03″S 026°49′20″E | 4,938 |
| Thohoyandou | Limpopo | FATH | THY | P.R. Mphephu Airport | 23°04′37″S 030°23′00″E | 2,018 |
| Tutuka Power Station | Mpumalanga | FATT | Tutuka Power Station Airport | 26°46′29″S 029°20′16″E | 5,313 | |
| Tzaneen | Limpopo | FATZ | LTA | Tzaneen Airport | 23°49′48″S 030°19′00″E | 1,914 |
| Ulundi | KwaZulu-Natal | FAUL | ULD | Ulundi Airport (Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport) | 28°19′10″S 031°25′01″E | 1,720 |
| Upington | Northern Cape | FAUP | UTN | Upington Airport | 28°24′04″S 021°15′36″E | 2,791 |
| Venetia Mine | Limpopo | FAVM | Venetia Mine Airport | 22°26′53″S 029°20′15″E | 2,333 | |
| Vereeniging | Gauteng | FAVV | Vereeniging Airport | 26°34′12″S 027°57′36″E | 4,846 | |
| Victoria West | Northern Cape | FAVW | Victoria West Airport | 31°24′00″S 023°09′00″E | 4,120 | |
| Virginia, Durban | KwaZulu-Natal | FAVG | VIR | Virginia Airport | 29°46′14″S 031°03′30″E | 20 |
| Vredenburg / Saldanha Bay | Western Cape | FASD | Vredenburg Airport | 32°57′48″S 017°58′12″E | 50 | |
| Vredendal | Western Cape | FAVR | VRE | Vredendal Airport | 31°38′35″S 018°32′22″E | 330 |
| Vryburg | North West | FAVB | VRU | Vryburg Airport | 26°58′00″S 024°44′00″E | 3,920 |
| Vryheid | KwaZulu-Natal | FAVY | VYD | Vryheid Airport | 27°47′00″S 030°48′00″E | 3,800 |
| Welkom | Free State | FAWM | WEL | Welkom Airport | 27°59′52″S 026°40′10″E | 4,399 |
| Witbank | Mpumalanga | FAWI | Witbank Airport | 25°49′56″S 029°11′31″E | 5,078 | |
| Zeerust | North West | FAZR | Zeerust Airport | 25°35′56″S 026°02′32″E | 4,258 | |
| Military airports | ||||||
| Bloemfontein | Free State | FABL | BFN | AFB Bloemspruit[2] / Bloemfontein Airport | 29°05′38″S 026°18′14″E | 4,457 |
| Cape Town | Western Cape | FAYP | AFB Ysterplaat[3] | 33°54′04″S 018°29′00″E | 49 | |
| Durban | KwaZulu-Natal | FADN | AFB Durban[4] / Durban International Airport | 29°57′56″S 030°56′57″E | 33 | |
| Hoedspruit | Limpopo | FAHS | HDS | AFB Hoedspruit[5] / Hoedspruit Airport | 24°21′17″S 031°03′01″E | 1,738 |
| Langebaanweg / Saldanha Bay | Western Cape | FALW | SDB | AFB Langebaanweg[6] | 32°58′08″S 018°09′55″E | 108 |
| Louis Trichardt (was Makhado) | Limpopo | FALM | AFB Makhado[7] (was AFB Louis Trichardt) | 23°09′35″S 029°41′47″E | 3,069 | |
| Overberg | Western Cape | FAOB | AFB Overberg[8] | 34°33′17″S 020°15′02″E | 52 | |
| Polokwane (was Pietersburg) | Limpopo | AFB Pietersburg[9] (disbanded) | 23°50′43″S 029°27′31″E | 4,076 | ||
| Port Elizabeth | Eastern Cape | FAPE | PLZ | AFS Port Elizabeth[10] / Port Elizabeth Airport | 33°59′24″S 025°36′37″E | 226 |
| Pretoria | Gauteng | FAWK | AFB Waterkloof[11] | 25°49′40″S 028°13′15″E | 4,940 | |
| Pretoria | Gauteng | FASK | AFB Swartkop[12] (Zwartkop) | 25°48′35″S 028°09′53″E | 4,780 | |
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References
http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/bases/1/air-force-base-bloemspruit
http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/bases/11/air-force-base-ysterplaat
