AirportsLanseria International Airport is a large airport serving Johannesburg, in Gauteng, South Africa. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HLA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HLA
- ICAO code
- FALA
- City
- Johannesburg
- State or region
- Gauteng
- Country
- South Africa
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 25.9390° S, 27.9266° E
- Elevation
- 1,377 m (4,517 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,047 m (9,996 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HLA means Lanseria International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FALA. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 25.9390° S, 27.9266° E. It stands 1,377 metres (4,517 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Johannesburg, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Lanseria International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,047 metres (9,996 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 22 airports of South Africa on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 3,047 m 9,996 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| O.R. Tambo International AirportJohannesburg | JNB | 39 km |
| George Dick Montshioa AirportMafeking | MBD | 238 km |
| Sir Seretse Khama International AirportGaborone, Botswana | GBE | 254 km |
| Polokwane International AirportPolokwane | PTG | 279 km |
| Kruger Mpumalanga International AirportMbombela | MQP | 325 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,017 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,973 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,409 km | 8 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,044 km | 11 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,792 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,668 km | 20 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,685 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,542 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,062 km | 13 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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