Airports / South Africa / FAEO
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
44 nm
To the nearest alternate
Secunda Airport (ZEC).
Overview
Ermelo Airport, listed as FAEO, is a mid-sized airport in Ermelo, South Africa. The airport sits 5,700 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into FAEO for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Secunda Airport (ZEC, 44 nm), Barberton Airport (FABR, 71 nm), and Matsapha International Airport (MTS, 71 nm).
Charter pricing from FAEO depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Ermelo.
Field capability
ICAO
FAEO
IATA
—
FAA / Local
FAEO
Elevation
5,700 ft
Coordinates
26.4956° S · 29.9798° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs South Africa fields
state range 20–5,700 ft
At 5,700 ft, FAEO sits higher than 98% of the 62 South Africa fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 44nmZECSecunda AirportSecunda
- 71nmFABRBarberton AirportUmjindi (Barberton)
- 71nmMTSMatsapha International AirportManzini
- 77nmNCSNewcastle AirportNewcastle
- 90nmMQPKruger Mpumalanga International AirportMbombela
- 94nmSHOKing Mswati III International AirportMpaka
Location
Open the full mapFAEO · Ermelo Airport · Ermelo, South Africa