Airports / South Africa / SIS
Sishen Airport
FASS / SISSishen, South AfricaELEV 3,848 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
25 nm
To the nearest alternate
Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Sishen Airport (FASS / SIS) sits in Sishen, South Africa, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 3,848 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into SIS for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH, 25 nm), Lime Acres Finsch Mine Airport (LMR, 49 nm), and Vryburg Airport (VRU, 101 nm).
Charter pricing from SIS depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Sishen.
Field capability
ICAO
FASS
IATA
SIS
FAA / Local
FASS
Elevation
3,848 ft
Coordinates
27.6486° S · 22.9993° 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
Yes
Elevation vs South Africa fields
state range 20–5,700 ft
At 3,848 ft, SIS sits higher than 60% 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.
- 25nmKMHJohan Pienaar AirportKuruman
- 49nmLMRLime Acres Finsch Mine AirportLime Acres
- 101nmVRUVryburg AirportVryburg
- 102nmUTNUpington AirportUpington
- 116nmKIMKimberley AirportKimberley
- 176nmMBDMmabatho International AirportMafeking
Location
Open the full mapFASS · Sishen Airport · Sishen, South Africa