Airports / South Africa / ZEC
Secunda Airport
FASC / ZECSecunda, South AfricaELEV 5,250 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
44 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ermelo Airport (FAEO).
Overview
Secunda Airport (FASC / ZEC) sits in Secunda, South Africa, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 5,250 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
ZEC has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Ermelo Airport (FAEO, 44 nm), O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB, 55 nm), and Rand Airport (QRA, 57 nm).
Quotes for flights out of ZEC vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from ZEC, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
FASC
IATA
ZEC
FAA / Local
FASC
Elevation
5,250 ft
Coordinates
26.5241° S · 29.1701° 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 5,250 ft, ZEC sits higher than 89% 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.
- 44nmFAEOErmelo AirportErmelo
- 55nmJNBO.R. Tambo International AirportJohannesburg
- 57nmQRARand AirportJohannesburg
- 64nmGCJGrand Central AirportMidrand
- 65nmFAVVVereeniging AirportVereeniging
- 66nmWKFWaterkloof Air Force BasePretoria
Location
Open the full mapFASC · Secunda Airport · Secunda, South Africa