AirportsSishen Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Sishen, in Northern Cape, South Africa. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SIS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SIS
- ICAO code
- FASS
- City
- Sishen
- State or region
- Northern Cape
- Country
- South Africa
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 27.6486° S, 22.9993° E
- Elevation
- 1,173 m (3,848 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,740 m (5,709 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SIS means Sishen Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FASS. 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 27.6486° S, 22.9993° E. It stands 1,173 metres (3,848 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Postmasburg, about 76 km away in a straight line.
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
Sishen Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,740 metres (5,709 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 22 airports of South Africa on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 17.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,740 m 5,709 ft | 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Upington AirportUpington | UTN | 190 km |
| Kimberley AirportKimberley | KIM | 216 km |
| George Dick Montshioa AirportMafeking | MBD | 326 km |
| Bram Fischer International AirportBloemfontein | BFN | 361 km |
| Sir Seretse Khama International AirportGaborone, Botswana | GBE | 451 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,500 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,470 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,827 km | 8 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,092 km | 11 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,502 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,285 km | 20 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,192 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,064 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,258 km | 14 h 05 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.
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.