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- last modified on February 22, 2022
Lanseria International Airport is a privately owned international airport. It’s situated north west of Johannesburg Airport, less then 1 hour by car. The airport can handle aircraft up to the size of the B753. Since the early beginnings in 1974, this internationally recognised airport has established itself as a key player in the aviation sector with domestic, regional and international flights from scheduled airline operators and Charter companies.
Mango and Kulula.com are the mainly two operator at HLA but SAA and Comair still have some scheduled flights. They primarily serve Cape Town and Durban with B733, B734 and B738. But the airport known as a for maintenance in South Africa. They organise ramp tour for spotters for the amount of 30$ for the day. But the ramp can be made in 4 hours. I made approximately more than 100 aircraft.
Written by Jeremy Denton. Last Update February 2022
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| Runways | |
| 07/25 | 3’047m (9’996ft) |
| Terminals | One for all flights. |
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| Ladder | Not necessary |
| Car/Public Transport | Not necessary if you land from HLA but if you are coming from JNB yes. |
| Restrooms | Available spot 1 |
| Drinks/Food | Available spot 1 |
| Hotels | Shumba Valley Lodge |
| Season | May to August |
| Runway Usage | |
| 07/25 | Nothing special. Used in all directions. |
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Spot #1 – Restaurant |
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| WHERE | Inside the terminal, second level, there is a restaurant with an overview of the airport. You can easily take pictures through the windows. |
| WHAT | Arrivals, departures, park and taxi aircraft. |
| TIME | Better in the afternoon |
| MISC. | Drinks, food and restrooms are available. |
| FOCAL LENGTH | Taxiway: 210mm PC12 / 240mm Caravan – Runway: 170mm B738 / 340mm Challenger – Park: 18-55mm B738 |
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Ramp Tour |
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| WHERE | Next to the police station. Follow the Airport Rd, next to the terminal.
+++ As of Ferbruary 2022, ramp tours are not offered because of COVID-19 +++ |
| WHAT | You are walking with a security guy who let you take pictures where you want, except on the south ramp. Each hangar belongs to a company and to be able to take pictures inside, ask the permission of the personal hangar. The tour can be made in 4 hours with approximately more than 100 pictures of different aircraft.(Cirrus SR-22, Cessna 404, Cessna 402, Islander, King Air, Cessna Citation, Challenger, Mustang, Caravan, Baron, Rockwell Commander, Raytheon, Hawker, Piper Navajo, PC12, Learjet, Gulfstream 1, 2, 3, 450, 550, Falcon, Fokker, Embraer Brasilia, 145, 135, RJ85, BAC111, B732, B727). Contact info for the permission: Kerry-Lee Olivier (Permit Administrator) / kerry-leem@lanseria.co.za |
| TIME | whole day |
| MISC. | Take drinks and food with you |
| FOCAL LENGTH | 18-200mm |
Hello,
Is the e-mail address for the ramp tour still accurate?
Thanks for the info.
Regards, Robert
Answering my own question: I just got a reply from the airport, so yes, it’s still accurate.
Good to hear that. Thanks for the feedback.
I got the feedback from Kerry-Lee Oliver / Permit Adminstrator that they where still not allowing tours, this was on Feb. 8th 2022.
I visited the airport on 2nd Feb 22 with no large aircraft around only the remains of one BAC111, an almost gone DC6 and a F28 (ZS-JES).
Today nice airport for small stuff and bizjets
Okay thanks for the update. Guess tours are not offered because of COVID-19.
Too bad that the big jets are almost gone.
-Julian