Grand Central Airport

FAGC / GCJ

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Midrand, South AfricaELEV 5,325 FT

Medium airport

Based operators

charter operators on the field

Field elevation

feet above sea level

Nearest alternate

nm to WKF

Field standing

Computed · Google ratings × Bravo register

3 operators

Charter fleet based on the field

More resident charter operators than 74% of the 650 US fields with a based fleet on the register.

10 nm

To the nearest alternate

Waterkloof Air Force Base (WKF) — 6 fields within 50 nm.

Overview

01 / Field brief

Grand Central Airport (FAGC / GCJ) sits in Midrand, South Africa, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 5,325 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.

The airport anchors local charter capacity — Halo Aviation South Africa, Pambele Aviation, and Ultimate Aviation Group are based here. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Waterkloof Air Force Base (WKF, 10 nm), Swartkop Air Force Base (FASK, 11 nm), and O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB, 11 nm).

Charter pricing from GCJ depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Midrand.

Field capability

Charts on SkyVector

02 / Field data

ICAO

FAGC

IATA

GCJ

FAA / Local

FAGC

Elevation

5,325 ft

Coordinates

25.9863° S · 28.1401° E

Airspace

G · Golf

Size

Medium

Scheduled svc

Elevation vs South Africa fields

state range 20–5,700 ft

At 5,325 ft, GCJ sits higher than 92% of the 62 South Africa fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.