Airports / South Africa / HLA
Lanseria International Airport
FALA / HLAJohannesburg, South AfricaELEV 4,517 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
28 operators
Charter fleet based on the field
More resident charter operators than 100% of the 650 US fields with a based fleet on the register.
12 nm
To the nearest alternate
Grand Central Airport (GCJ) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Lanseria International Airport (FALA / HLA) is a large commercial airport serving Johannesburg, South Africa. Field elevation is 4,517 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
For charter flyers, HLA is a home base: Absolute Aviation, African Skies Aviation, and Air Rescue Group operate from the field, 28 in all. The closest alternate fields are Grand Central Airport (GCJ, 12 nm), Swartkop Air Force Base (FASK, 15 nm), and Waterkloof Air Force Base (WKF, 17 nm).
Trip costs from HLA are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from HLA to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
FALA
IATA
HLA
FAA / Local
FALA
Elevation
4,517 ft
Coordinates
25.9390° S · 27.9266° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs South Africa fields
state range 20–5,700 ft
At 4,517 ft, HLA sits higher than 79% of the 62 South Africa fields on the register.
Based charter operators28

Absolute Aviation
Johannesburg · Part 135
FALA
African Skies Aviation
Johannesburg · Part 135
FALA
Air Rescue Group
Johannesburg · Part 135
FALA
Air-Tec Africa
Johannesburg · Part 135
FALA
Avex Air Transport
Johannesburg · Part 135
FALA
Comair Flight Services CFS
Johannesburg · Part 135

FALA
Elite Jets Charter (PTY) Ltd.
Johannesburg · Part 135
FALA
ExecuJet Africa
Johannesburg · Part 135
FALA
Fair Aviation (Pty) Ltd
Johannesburg · Part 135
FALA
Federal Airlines
Johannesburg · Part 135
FALA
Fireblade Aviation
Johannesburg · Part 135
FALA
Fortune Air
Johannesburg · Part 135
FALA
Guardian Air
Johannesburg · Part 135
FALA
Henley Air
Johannesburg · Part 135
FALA
King Air Charter
Johannesburg · Part 135
FALA
Kriek Helicopters
Johannesburg · Part 135
FALA
Luxaviation Africa
Johannesburg · Part 135
FALA
MCC Aviation
Johannesburg · Part 135
FALA
Medair
Johannesburg · Part 135
FALA
National Airways Corporation
Johannesburg · Part 135

FALA
NetCare911
Johannesburg · Part 135
FALA
Resilience Aviation
Johannesburg · Part 135
FALA
Solenta Aviation
Johannesburg · Part 135
FALA
Tab Charters
Johannesburg · Part 135
FALA
TigAir Aviation (Pty) Ltd.
Johannesburg · Part 135
FALA
Universal Air Evac
Johannesburg · Part 135
FALA
Wilderness Air (PTY) LTD
Johannesburg · Part 135
FALA
Zenith Aviation Exellence
Johannesburg · Part 135
FALA
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 12nmGCJGrand Central AirportMidrand
- 15nmFASKSwartkop Air Force BasePretoria
- 17nmWKFWaterkloof Air Force BasePretoria
- 21nmJNBO.R. Tambo International AirportJohannesburg
- 22nmQRARand AirportJohannesburg
- 23nmPRYWonderboom AirportPretoria
Location
Open the full mapFALA · Lanseria International Airport · Johannesburg, South Africa
