Lanseria Airport (Johannesburg)

Lanseria Airport is one of two airports in Johannesburg which cater for passengers on commercial airlines - the other is OR Tambo International Airport. Although fewer airlines fly to Lanseria Airport than OR Tambo International Airport, it is closer to the Sandton, Pretoria, Westrand and Midrand regions of Johannesburg. Unlike most commercial airports in South Africa which are run by the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), Lanseria Airport is privately owned. The airport has 2 runways. The airport's ICAO code is FALA & IATA code is HLA.

News & History

30 May 2013. The Competition Tribunal has approved the purchase of Lanseria Airport by Holdco, a BEE company. Holdco is buying 100% of Execujet & 50% of the airport, with Execujet owning the other 50% of Lanseria Airport. Holdco is owned by the Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund, the PIC & an empowerment consortium. The tribunal was concerned that ACSA, which owns OR Tambo International Airport, is part-owned by the PIC. One of the conditions of the purchase is that the PIC may not appoint any directors to the board of Lanseria Airport, who are also directors of ACSA.

10 May 2013
28 Nov 2012	Lady Gaga arrives at Lanseria Airport to greet her "little monsters".
15 Nov 2012	It is announced that Lanseria Airport has been sold to a consortium of investors, including a BEE consortium which included; the PIC (Public Investment Corporation) and Nozala (a female empowerment organisation). One of the new owners, Harith, said that "A group of private investors who have owned and developed the Lanseria International Airport over the past 21 years have sold 100 percent of their shares in the airport...This is a landmark transaction for private sector infrastructure...We are very pleased to have been involved with the financing of this very important growth project and envisage that it will continue to foster regional interaction and convenience for the region, the rest of Africa, as well as the local business and tourism sectors." The transaction is subject to regulatory approval.
23 Jun 2012	Lanseria International Airport is evacuated after a bag is left unattended. The West Rand Explosives Unit is called in, and the bag is found to contain cigarettes, dates, business cards & a mysterious 500g bag of white powder. Three flights were delayed whilst the airport was closed for 4 hours.
2 Jun 2012	1time quits flying from Lanseria Airport to concentrate on their African projects.
5 Mar 2012	1time commences flights from Lanseria to Cape Town and Durban.
18 Jan 2012	Comair British Airways ends flights between George and Lanseria.
1 Dec 2011	Comair BA commences flights from Lanseria to George.
1 Jun 2011	Mango Airlines starts operating flights between Lanseria and Cape Town.
May 2010	"Lanseria Airport 1993" obtains a High Court default judgment against Daniel Nell after his company repeatedly failed to secure the R640-million purchase of Lanseria Airport. "There was a transaction on the table a few years ago for the sale of the airport. Due to non-compliance with the suspensive conditions, the sale never materialised. Even though the airport is not actively marketed for sale, there is continued interest ... and it will be for sale if the right transaction materialises." said Lanseria attorney Carel le Roux.
Oct 2009	First Car Rental opens an office at Lanseria Airport.
28 Oct 2008	Kulula scraps its flights between Lanseria and Port Elizabeth.
Apr 2008	SIA Solutions implements an AWOS (automated weather observation system) at Lanseria Airport, thereby improving the airport's safety rating. Tellumat has a 60% stake in SIA Solutions and Harambe Technologies 40%.
Feb 2008	Lanseria Airport renews Airport Media's exclusive advertising marketing contract for a further 5 years
2002	Lanseria Airport is refurbished.
1991	Lanseria Airport's co-owners, the Krugersdorp and Roodepoort municipalities, sell it to a consortium of private investors.
May 1990	After being released from prison in Cape Town, Nelson Mandela is flown to Johannesburg via Lanseria Airport.
1975	Lanseria Airport is chosen to host Air Africa International, a major air show on the international aerospace calendar.
16 Aug 1974	The Lanseria Airport facility is opened to air traffic by Hannes Rall, then minister of transport, with a Learjet ZS MTD being the first plane to land at the new facility.
1974	Fanie Haacke and Abe Sher (both pilots) present a proposal to Hannes Rall, the acting minister of transport, for an airport to the north-west of Johannesburg. Rall replies "Wanneer lanseer ons dit", and the name Lanseria is born.
1972	Lanseria Airport is launched by Fanie Haacke and Abe Sher (both pilots fro Pretoria).

Accommodation near Lanseria Airport

Situated just off the R512, the Shumba Valley Lodge is close to Lanseria Airport

In September 2009, the City Lodge Hotel Group confirmed that it had purchased land in Cradle City Business Park (near Lanseria Airport), with the intention of developing a hotel.

With O.R. Tambo and Lanseria International Airport nearby, the skies over Johannesburg can get pretty crowded. Many thanks to Flightradar24.com for allowing us to show this map.

Lanseria Airport in Johannesburg

Directions to Lanseria Airport

From Sandton (Johannesburg):
(1) Driving along Sandton Drive, take a right turn onto William Nicol
(2) From William Nicol continue through split straight over the N1 national road
(3) Turn left off William Nicol onto Witkoppen Road
(4) Turn right off Witkoppen Road onto Cedar Road
(5) At the T-junction turn left and then immediately right onto the R552
(6) Turn right off the R552 onto the R512
(7) At the 3-way stop turn right into the Airport Entrance Road.