Airports / South Africa / JOH
Port St Johns Airport
FAPJ / JOHPort St Johns, South AfricaELEV 1,227 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
44 nm
To the nearest alternate
K. D. Matanzima Airport (UTT).
Overview
Port St Johns Airport (FAPJ / JOH) sits in Port St Johns, South Africa, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 1,227 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 JOH for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are K. D. Matanzima Airport (UTT, 44 nm), Margate Airport (MGH, 62 nm), and King Phalo Airport (ELS, 122 nm).
Charter pricing from JOH depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Port St Johns.
Field capability
ICAO
FAPJ
IATA
JOH
FAA / Local
FAPJ
Elevation
1,227 ft
Coordinates
31.6061° S · 29.5218° 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 1,227 ft, JOH sits lower than 66% of the 62 South Africa fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 44nmUTTK. D. Matanzima AirportMthatha
- 62nmMGHMargate AirportMargate
- 122nmELSKing Phalo AirportEast London
- 126nmPZBPietermaritzburg AirportPietermaritzburg
- 136nmVIRVirginia AirportDurban
- 136nmUTWQueenstown AirportQueenstown
Location
Open the full mapFAPJ · Port St Johns Airport · Port St Johns, South Africa