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.
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.
Scheduled flights
1time Airline |
Flights from Lanseria to Cape Town (from 5 March 2012) |
Comair British Airways |
Seasonal, to George. |
From Lanseria Airport, Kulula operates flights to Cape Town and Durban. Flights from Lanseria to Cape Town |
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Flights from Lanseria to Cape Town |
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Flights from Lansera to Inhambane (Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays) |
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Flights from Lanseria to Maputo (Mondays, Tuesdays & Saturdays) |
Lanseria Airport website
Lanseria sometimes cheaper than OR Tambo
On the 15th July 2007, for the first time in our surveys, the cheapest flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town was from Lanseria Airport (not OR Tambo airport) - this was partly due to the lower airport taxes charged by Lanseria Airport.
survey date |
1time airline |
British Airways |
Kulula |
Kulula Lanseria |
Mango Airline |
Nationwide |
SAA |
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14 Jun 2008 |
R850 |
R1374 |
R859 |
R799 |
¹ |
closed |
R1293 |
15 Jul 2007 |
R499 |
R728 |
- |
R443 |
¹ |
R516 |
R654 |
¹ Sold out
Accommodation near 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.
Owner
"Lanseria Airport 1993" is the owner of the airport's licences, intellectual property and assets.
History
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.
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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). |
Lanseria to O.R. Tambo International Airport
To get from Lanseria Airport to O.R. Tambo International Airport take a shuttle or taxi to Sandton, and then take the Gautrain to O.R. Tambo.