# Lanseria International Airport (HLA / FALA)

**Lanseria International Airport** (IATA: HLA, ICAO: FALA) is a large airport in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. It opened in 1974. It has one runway, 3,047 m (9,996 ft) long, asphalt. In 2017 it handled 1.9 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: HLA / FALA
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Opened: 1974
- Elevation: 1,377 m / 4,517 ft
- Coordinates: -25.9390, 27.9266
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,047 m / 9,996 ft
- Passengers: 1,900,000 (2017)
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
- Website: https://lanseria.co.za/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanseria_International_Airport (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2163819
- Weather station: FALA
- Ident: FALA

## Timeline

- 1974: Lanseria International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 3,047 m / 9,996 ft | 45 m / 147 ft | Asphalt | 057° / 227° | yes |

- 07/25 slopes 1.3%: threshold 25 at 1,339 m / 4,394 ft, threshold 07 at 1,378 m / 4,521 ft.

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2003 | 160,000 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,900,000 | Wikidata |

## Routes

7 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (6)

- [DUR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fale.md) King Shaka International Airport · South Africa · 515 km / 320 mi · FlySafair
- [ELS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fael.md) King Phalo Airport · South Africa · 789 km / 490 mi · FlySafair
- [PLZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fape.md) Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport · South Africa · 922 km / 573 mi · FlySafair
- [HRE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fvha.md) Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport · Zimbabwe · 948 km / 589 mi · Airlink
- [GRJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fagg.md) George Airport · South Africa · 1,044 km / 649 mi · FlySafair
- [CPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fact.md) Cape Town International Airport · South Africa · 1,266 km / 787 mi · FlySafair

### Cargo (2)

- [ZA-0327](https://dromopedia.com/airports/za-0327.md) Durban International Airport · South Africa · 538 km / 334 mi · BidAir Cargo
- [CPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fact.md) Cape Town International Airport · South Africa · 1,266 km / 787 mi · BidAir Cargo

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from HLA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (4)

- FSK [Africa Charter Airline](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/africa-charter-airline)
- ANJ [Allegiance Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiance-air)
- YJ [National Airways Corporation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/national-airways-corporation)
- NRX [Norse Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/norse-air)

### Passenger (2)

- FA [FlySafair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flysafair) · 5
- 4Z [Airlink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airlink) · 1

### Cargo (1)

- [BidAir Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bidair-cargo) · 2

Former hub of [AirQuarius Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airquarius-aviation).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.9M (2017) | #588 of 3,974 | #32 in Africa | #4 in ZA |
| Longest runway | 3,047 m / 9,996 ft | #1,112 of 29,858 | #163 in Africa | #11 in ZA |
| Elevation | 1,377 m / 4,517 ft | #2,645 of 43,403 | #496 in Africa | #127 in ZA |
| Age | Opened 1974 | =6,983 of 15,079 | =84 in Africa | #9 in ZA |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =42 in ZA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | JOHANNESBURG APP | 123.700 |
| GND | GND | 121.650 |
| GTE | APRON | 122.850 |
| TWR | TWR | 124.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [GCJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fagc.md) Grand Central Airport · 22 km / 14 mi
- [FASK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fask.md) Swartkop Air Force Base · 28 km / 17 mi
- [WKF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fawk.md) Waterkloof Air Force Base · 32 km / 20 mi
- [JNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faor.md) O.R. Tambo International Airport · 39 km / 24 mi
- [QRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fagm.md) Rand Airport · 41 km / 25 mi
- [PRY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fawb.md) Wonderboom Airport · 43 km / 27 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Lanseria International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lanseria_International_Airport&oldid=1369214017), revision of 13 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/fala/data