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Harrismith Airport
FAHR / HRSHarrismith, South AfricaELEV 5,585 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
40 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ladysmith Airport (LAY).
Overview
Harrismith Airport (FAHR / HRS) sits in Harrismith, South Africa, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 5,585 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 HRS for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Ladysmith Airport (LAY, 40 nm), Newcastle Airport (NCS, 54 nm), and Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport (FCB, 72 nm).
Charter pricing from HRS depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Harrismith.
Field capability
ICAO
FAHR
IATA
HRS
FAA / Local
FAHR
Elevation
5,585 ft
Coordinates
28.2351° S · 29.1062° 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 5,585 ft, HRS sits higher than 97% 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.
- 40nmLAYLadysmith AirportLadysmith
- 54nmNCSNewcastle AirportNewcastle
- 72nmFCBFicksburg Sentraoes AirportFicksburg
- 103nmZECSecunda AirportSecunda
- 109nmPZBPietermaritzburg AirportPietermaritzburg
- 110nmMSUMoshoeshoe I International AirportMaseru(Mazenod)
Location
Open the full mapFAHR · Harrismith Airport · Harrismith, South Africa