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Lanseria International Airport

Johannesburg, South Africa · Africa

Africa Africa/Johannesburg

5direct destinations

1airlines

1runway

3,047 mLongest runway

1974opened

Lanseria International Airport (IATA: HLA, ICAO: FALA) is a privately-owned international airport that is situated north of Randburg and Sandton to the northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa. The airport can handle aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 757-300, and was created to ease traffic congestion at OR Tambo International Airport.

Location

25.939°S, 27.927°E · 1.377 m s. n. m. (4.517 ft)

General data

CountrySouth Africa

CityJohannesburg

IATA codeHLA

ICAO codeFALA

Coordinates25.939°S, 27.927°E

Elevation1.377 m s. n. m. (4.517 ft)

Time zoneAfrica/Johannesburg

Runways1

Longest runway3,047 m

Opened1974

Direct destinations5

Official website

Runways · 1

07/25

Length3,047 m9,997 ft

Width45 m148 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 4

Tower

124.000

Ground

121.650

Approach

123.700JOHANNESBURG APP

Apron

122.850APRON

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

History

Lanseria Airport started out as a grass strip airfield in 1972, the brainchild of two Pretoria pilots: Fanie Haacke and Abe Sher. The land was originally bought by Krugersdorp and Roodepoort Municipality together with the Transvaal Peri-Urban Board and contracted to Lanseria Management Company on a 99-year lease since 1972.

The airport was officially opened by the Minister of Transport at the time, Hannes Rall, on 16 August 1974. Soon after its opening, Lanseria Airport hosted the Air Africa '75 (in 1975).

When Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990 he was flown to Johannesburg landing at Lanseria Airport.

On 15 November 2012, the airport was sold to a consortium consisting of Harith, an infrastructure development fund management company; the women's empowerment company Nozala; and the Government Employee Pension Fund, through the Public Investment Corporation.

On 11 November 2013, the airport opened its new 45-meter-wide 07/25 Runway and also closed the existing 30-meter-wide 06/24 runway. Kulula was the first airline to land on the new runway.

During the 2025 State of the City Address, the Mayor of Johannesburg, Dada Morero, announced plans to rename Lanseria, to reflect its identity and connection to Johannesburg better, fostering a sense of belonging while also strengthening the airport.

According to the Mayor, Lanseria's management is considering the name change as part of a broader effort to elevate its status and strengthen its brand. Coalition partners in the municipal government, including the UDM, opposed the renaming, saying that Johannesburg's financial issues should be focused on, and that renaming one of its airports was not of importance.

Airlines operating here · 1

Other airlines with direct routes

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Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Lanseria International Airport (HLA). Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/HLA

MLA

“Lanseria International Airport (HLA).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/HLA. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

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Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Lanseria International Airport (HLA). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/HLA (Accessed: 17 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_hla,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Lanseria International Airport (HLA)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/HLA},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/HLA}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

Wikipedia

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