Airports / Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha / HLE
Saint Helena International Airport
FHSH / HLEJamestown, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaELEV 1,017 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
702 nm
To the nearest alternate
RAF Ascension Island (ASI).
Overview
Saint Helena International Airport, listed as FHSH / HLE, is a mid-sized airport in Jamestown, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. The airport sits 1,017 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 HLE for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are RAF Ascension Island (ASI, 702 nm), Welwitschia Mirabilis International Airport (MSZ, 1029 nm), and Lubango Mukanka International Airport (SDD, 1114 nm).
Charter pricing from HLE depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Jamestown.
Field capability
ICAO
FHSH
IATA
HLE
FAA / Local
FHSH
Elevation
1,017 ft
Coordinates
15.9589° S · 5.6461° W
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
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 702nmASIRAF Ascension IslandCat Hill
- 1029nmMSZWelwitschia Mirabilis International AirportMoçâmedes
- 1114nmSDDLubango Mukanka International AirportLubango
- 1126nmBUGBenguela AirportBenguela
- 1132nmCBTCatumbela AirportCatumbela
- 1172nmFYTFTwyfelfontein AirportTwyfelfontein
Location
Open the full mapFHSH · Saint Helena International Airport · Jamestown, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha