Longest Airport Runways in South Africa

Airports in South Africa ranked by the length of their longest open runway.

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇿🇦 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Upington AirportUpington · 16,076 ft · ASP

4,900 m

Mmabatho International AirportMafeking · 15,157 ft · ASP

4,620 m

O.R. Tambo International AirportJohannesburg · 14,495 ft · ASP

4,418 m

Makhado Air Force Base AirportLouis Trichardt Southwest · 13,189 ft · ASP

4,020 m

Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base HoedspruitHoedspruit · 13,094 ft · ASP

3,991 m

King Shaka International AirportDurban · 12,139 ft · Asphalt

3,700 m

Waterkloof Air Force BasePretoria · 11,001 ft · ASP

3,353 m

Cape Town International AirportCape Town · 10,502 ft · ASP

3,201 m

Overberg AirportOverberg · 10,220 ft · ASP

3,115 m

Kruger Mpumalanga International AirportMbombela · 10,171 ft · ASP

3,100 m

Lanseria International AirportJohannesburg · 9,996 ft · ASP

3,047 m

Kimberley AirportKimberley · 9,843 ft · ASP

3,000 m

Pilanesberg International AirportPilanesberg · 9,022 ft · ASP

2,750 m

K. D. Matanzima AirportMthatha · 8,530 ft · ASP

2,600 m

Polokwane International AirportPolokwane · 8,400 ft · ASP

2,560 m

Bram Fischer International AirportBloemfontein · 8,396 ft · ASP

2,559 m

Bisho AirportBisho · 8,202 ft · ASP

2,500 m

Langebaanweg AirportLangebaanweg · 7,689 ft · ASP

2,344 m

De Aar Military AirportDe Aar · 7,480 ft · ASPH

2,280 m

Pietersburg Municipal AirportPolokwane · 7,218 ft · ASP

2,200 m

Chief Dawid Stuurman International AirportGqeberha (Port Elizabeth) · 7,087 ft · ASP

2,160 m

Aggeneys AirportAggeneys · 6,824 ft · ASP

2,080 m

Swartkop Air Force BasePretoria · 6,589 ft · GRE

2,008 m

Welkom AirportWelkom · 6,578 ft · ASP

2,005 m

George AirportGeorge · 6,562 ft · ASP

2,000 m

Zeerust AirportZeerust · 6,480 ft · ASP

1,975 m

King Phalo AirportEast London · 6,362 ft · ASP

1,939 m

Mkuze AirportMkuze · 6,070 ft · ASP

1,850 m

Alexander Bay AirportAlexander Bay · 6,063 ft · ASP

1,848 m

Grand Central AirportMidrand · 6,004 ft · ASP

1,830 m

Wonderboom AirportPretoria · 5,998 ft · Asphalt

1,828 m

Port Alfred AirportPort Alfred · 5,996 ft · Grass

1,828 m

Middelburg AirportMiddelburg · 5,905 ft · ASP

1,800 m

Brakpan AirportBrakpan · 5,902 ft · ASP

1,799 m

Kroonstad AirportKroonstad · 5,824 ft · ASP

1,775 m

Sishen AirportSishen · 5,709 ft · ASP

1,740 m

Rand AirportJohannesburg · 5,617 ft · ASP

1,712 m

Johan Pienaar AirportKuruman · 5,578 ft · ASP

1,700 m

Oudtshoorn AirportOudtshoorn · 5,577 ft · ASP

1,700 m

Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi AirportUlundi · 5,381 ft · ASP

1,640 m

Greytown AirportGreytown · 5,328 ft · ASP

1,624 m

Vereeniging AirportVereeniging · 5,266 ft · ASP

1,605 m

Lime Acres Finsch Mine AirportLime Acres · 5,249 ft · ASP

1,600 m

Springs AirfieldDel Fouche · 5,249 ft · ASP

1,600 m

Springbok AirportSpringbok · 5,213 ft · ASP

1,589 m

Ysterplaat Air Force BaseCape Town · 5,200 ft · ASP

1,585 m

De Aar AirportDe Aar · 5,171 ft · UNK

1,576 m

Ermelo AirportErmelo · 5,085 ft · ASP

1,550 m

Skukuza AirportSkukuza · 5,085 ft · ASP

1,550 m

Venetia Mine AirportAlldays · 5,085 ft · ASP

1,550 m

Highlights

Within South Africa, Upington Airport ranks first in 2026 with 4,900 m, followed by Mmabatho International Airport (4,620 m) and O.R. Tambo International Airport (4,418 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 4,900 m (Upington Airport) to 1,550 m (Venetia Mine Airport), with a median of 1,988 m.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets · Public domain (OurAirports) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Airport and runway records are community maintained and released to the public domain; no guarantee of accuracy is made. Only active small, medium, and large airports are included.

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Highlights

Within South Africa, Upington Airport ranks first in 2026 with 4,900 m, followed by Mmabatho International Airport (4,620 m) and O.R. Tambo International Airport (4,418 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 4,900 m (Upington Airport) to 1,550 m (Venetia Mine Airport), with a median of 1,988 m.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.