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South Africa

National Commercial Aviation & Runway Registry (ISO: ZA)
6 Commercial Aerodromes
Longest National Runway
14,495 ft
4,418 meters
Indexed Commercial Hubs
6
Paved primary runways (≥3,000 ft)

National Runway Inventory & Ranking Table

Commercial aerodromes in South Africa ordered by longest active runway dimension.

National Rank Aerodrome Name IATA Municipality Longest Runway Elevation Published Global Rank
#1 in ZA O.R. Tambo International Airport JNB Johannesburg 14,495 ft (4418m) 5,558 ft #18 of 650
#2 in ZA King Shaka International Airport DUR Durban 12,139 ft (3700m) 295 ft #163 of 650
#3 in ZA Cape Town International Airport CPT Cape Town 10,502 ft (3201m) 151 ft #440 of 650
#4 in ZA Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport MQP Mbombela 10,171 ft (3100m) 2,829 ft #503 of 650
#5 in ZA Lanseria International Airport HLA Johannesburg 9,996 ft (3047m) 4,517 ft #562 of 650
#6 in ZA Kimberley Airport KIM Kimberley 9,843 ft (3000m) 3,950 ft #596 of 650