# Rand Airport (QRA / FAGM)

**Rand Airport** (IATA: QRA, ICAO: FAGM) is a medium airport in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. It opened in 1931. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,712 m (5,617 ft).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fagm

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: QRA / FAGM
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Opened: 1931
- Elevation: 1,671 m / 5,483 ft
- Coordinates: -26.2425, 28.1512
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,712 m / 5,617 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
- Website: http://www.randairport.co.za/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rand_Airport (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3270757
- Weather station: FAGM
- Ident: FAGM

## Timeline

- 1931: Rand Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 1,712 m / 5,617 ft | 15 m / 50 ft | Asphalt | 089° / 269° | yes |
| 17/35 | 1,493 m / 4,898 ft | 15 m / 50 ft | Asphalt | 158° / 338° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,712 m / 5,617 ft | #5,183 of 29,858 | #564 in Africa | #37 in ZA |
| Elevation | 1,671 m / 5,483 ft | #1,487 of 43,403 | #217 in Africa | #22 in ZA |
| Age | Opened 1931 | =452 of 15,079 | #19 in Africa | #2 in ZA |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =24 in Africa | =13 in ZA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | JOHANNESBURG APP | 124.500 |
| MISC | APRON OFFICE | 130.500 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [JNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faor.md) O.R. Tambo International Airport · 15 km / 9.2 mi
- [GCJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fagc.md) Grand Central Airport · 29 km / 18 mi
- [HLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fala.md) Lanseria International Airport · 41 km / 25 mi
- [FAVV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/favv.md) Vereeniging Airport · 41 km / 25 mi
- [WKF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fawk.md) Waterkloof Air Force Base · 46 km / 29 mi
- [FASK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fask.md) Swartkop Air Force Base · 48 km / 30 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fagm/data