South African Airways
active Stub Profile (5 of 6 facts) As of 2026-10-08
Not yet researched. This carrier record is currently catalogued from seed civil aviation registry data. Full historical verification and lineage tracking remain pending.
Key Facts: South African Airways
- South African Airways was established in South Africa.
- The carrier currently holds active operating status.
- Aviation authorities assigned IATA code SA and ICAO code SAA.
- Air traffic control utilized the radio callsign SPRINGBOK.
- Observed registry airframe records document 59 aircraft.
- Operates a scheduled route network connecting 78 catalogued commercial destinations.
Carrier Identity & Specifications
| Legal / Trading Name | South African Airways |
|---|---|
| Operating Status | active Source: observed_fleet_gt_zero |
| Country of Registry | South Africa |
| IATA Two-Letter Code | SA |
| ICAO Three-Letter Code | SAA |
| Telephony Callsign | SPRINGBOK |
Observed Fleet Data
Observed registry records account for 59 aircraft as of 2026-10-08.
Route Network & Served Destinations
Scheduled flight network and destination directory for South African Airways.
78 Destinations
78 Airports Served
42 Countries Reached
102 Direct Flight Pairs
1+ Primary Bases / Hubs
Primary Hub / Base Airport
Served Destination Airport
Direct Flight Route
| Code | Airport Name | City / Region | Country | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABJ DIAP | Port Bouet Airport | Abidjan | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.26N, 3.93W |
| AUH OMAA | Abu Dhabi International Airport | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 24.43N, 54.65E |
| ACC DGAA | Kotoka International Airport | Accra | Ghana | 5.61N, 0.17W |
| ADD HAAB | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | 8.98N, 38.80E |
| TNR FMMI | Ivato Airport | Antananarivo | Madagascar | 18.80S, 47.48E |
| BKO GABS | Modibo Keita International Airport | Bamako | Mali | 12.53N, 7.95W |
| BKK VTBS | Suvarnabhumi Airport | Bangkok | Thailand | 13.68N, 100.75E |
| PEK ZBAA | Beijing Capital International Airport | Beijing | China | 40.08N, 116.58E |
| BEW FQBR | Beira Airport | Beira | Mozambique | 19.80S, 34.91E |
| BLZ FWCL | Chileka International Airport | Blantyre | Malawi | 15.68S, 34.97E |
| BFN FABL | Bram Fischer International Airport | Bloemfontein | South Africa | 29.09S, 26.30E |
| BZV FCBB | Maya-Maya Airport | Brazzaville | Congo (Brazzaville) | 4.25S, 15.25E |
| BUQ FVBU | Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport | Bulawayo | Zimbabwe | 20.02S, 28.62E |
| CAI HECA | Cairo International Airport | Cairo | Egypt | 30.12N, 31.41E |
| CPT FACT | Cape Town International Airport | Cape Town | South Africa | 33.97S, 18.60E |
| COO DBBB | Cadjehoun Airport | Cotonou | Benin | 6.36N, 2.38E |
| DKR GOOY | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport | Dakar | Senegal | 14.74N, 17.49W |
| DAR HTDA | Julius Nyerere International Airport | Dar Es Salaam | Tanzania | 6.88S, 39.20E |
| DLA FKKD | Douala International Airport | Douala | Cameroon | 4.01N, 9.72E |
| DXB OMDB | Dubai International Airport | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 25.25N, 55.36E |
| DUR FALE | King Shaka International Airport | Durban | South Africa | 29.61S, 31.12E |
| ELS FAEL | Ben Schoeman Airport | East London | South Africa | 33.04S, 27.83E |
| EBB HUEN | Entebbe International Airport | Entebbe | Uganda | 0.04N, 32.44E |
| FRA EDDF | Frankfurt am Main Airport | Frankfurt | Germany | 50.03N, 8.57E |
| GBE FBSK | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport | Gaberone | Botswana | 24.55S, 25.92E |
| GRJ FAGG | George Airport | George | South Africa | 34.01S, 22.38E |
| HRE FVHA | Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport | Harare | Zimbabwe | 17.93S, 31.09E |
| HDS FAHS | Hoedspruit Air Force Base Airport | Hoedspruit | South Africa | 24.37S, 31.05E |
| HKG VHHH | Hong Kong International Airport | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 22.31N, 113.92E |
| HLA FALA | Lanseria Airport | Johannesburg | South Africa | 25.94S, 27.93E |
| JNB FAOR | OR Tambo International Airport | Johannesburg | South Africa | 26.14S, 28.25E |
| BBK FBKE | Kasane Airport | Kasane | Botswana | 17.83S, 25.16E |
| KGL HRYR | Kigali International Airport | Kigali | Rwanda | 1.97S, 30.14E |
| KIM FAKM | Kimberley Airport | Kimberley | South Africa | 28.80S, 24.77E |
| FIH FZAA | Ndjili International Airport | Kinshasa | Congo (Kinshasa) | 4.39S, 15.45E |
| KWI OKBK | Kuwait International Airport | Kuwait | Kuwait | 29.23N, 47.97E |
| LOS DNMM | Murtala Muhammed International Airport | Lagos | Nigeria | 6.58N, 3.32E |
| LBV FOOL | Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport | Libreville | Gabon | 0.46N, 9.41E |
| LLW FWKI | Lilongwe International Airport | Lilongwe | Malawi | 13.79S, 33.78E |
| LVI FLLI | Livingstone Airport | Livingstone | Zambia | 17.82S, 25.82E |
| LHR EGLL | London Heathrow Airport | London | United Kingdom | 51.47N, 0.46W |
| LAD FNLU | Quatro de Fevereiro Airport | Luanda | Angola | 8.86S, 13.23E |
| FBM FZQA | Lubumbashi International Airport | Lubumashi | Congo (Kinshasa) | 11.59S, 27.53E |
| LUN FLLS | Kenneth Kaunda International Airport Lusaka | Lusaka | Zambia | 15.33S, 28.45E |
| SEZ FSIA | Seychelles International Airport | Mahe | Seychelles | 4.67S, 55.52E |
| MAN EGCC | Manchester Airport | Manchester | United Kingdom | 53.35N, 2.27W |
| MTS FDMS | Matsapha Airport | Manzini | Swaziland | 26.53S, 31.31E |
| MPM FQMA | Maputo Airport | Maputo | Mozambique | 25.92S, 32.57E |
| MSU FXMM | Moshoeshoe I International Airport | Maseru | Lesotho | 29.46S, 27.55E |
| MUB FBMN | Maun Airport | Maun | Botswana | 19.97S, 23.43E |
| MQP FAKN | Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport | Mpumalanga | South Africa | 25.38S, 31.11E |
| BOM VABB | Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport | Mumbai | India | 19.09N, 72.87E |
| MUC EDDM | Munich Airport | Munich | Germany | 48.35N, 11.79E |
| NBO HKJK | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport | Nairobi | Kenya | 1.32S, 36.93E |
| APL FQNP | Nampula Airport | Nampula | Mozambique | 15.11S, 39.28E |
| NLA FLND | Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport | Ndola | Zambia | 13.00S, 28.66E |
| JFK KJFK | John F Kennedy International Airport | New York | United States | 40.64N, 73.78W |
| POL FQPB | Pemba Airport | Pemba | Mozambique | 12.99S, 40.52E |
| PER YPPH | Perth International Airport | Perth | Australia | 31.94S, 115.97E |
| PHW FAPH | Hendrik Van Eck Airport | Phalaborwa | South Africa | 23.94S, 31.16E |
| PZB FAPM | Pietermaritzburg Airport | Pietermaritzburg | South Africa | 29.65S, 30.40E |
| MRU FIMP | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport | Plaisance | Mauritius | 20.43S, 57.68E |
| PNR FCPP | Pointe Noire Airport | Pointe-noire | Congo (Brazzaville) | 4.82S, 11.89E |
| PLZ FAPE | Port Elizabeth Airport | Port Elizabeth | South Africa | 33.98S, 25.62E |
| PTG FAPP | Polokwane International Airport | Potgietersrus | South Africa | 23.84S, 29.46E |
| RCB FARB | Richards Bay Airport | Richard's Bay | South Africa | 28.74S, 32.09E |
| GRU SBGR | Guarulhos - Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport | Sao Paulo | Brazil | 23.44S, 46.47W |
| SIN WSSS | Singapore Changi Airport | Singapore | Singapore | 1.35N, 103.99E |
| SYD YSSY | Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport | Sydney | Australia | 33.95S, 151.18E |
| TET FQTT | Chingozi Airport | Tete | Mozambique | 16.11S, 33.64E |
| UTT FAUT | K. D. Matanzima Airport | Umtata | South Africa | 31.55S, 28.67E |
| UTN FAUP | Pierre Van Ryneveld Airport | Upington | South Africa | 28.40S, 21.26E |
| VFA FVFA | Victoria Falls International Airport | Victoria Falls | Zimbabwe | 18.10S, 25.84E |
| VNX FQVL | Vilankulo Airport | Vilankulu | Mozambique | 22.02S, 35.31E |
| WVB FYWB | Walvis Bay Airport | Walvis Bay | Namibia | 22.98S, 14.64E |
| IAD KIAD | Washington Dulles International Airport | Washington | United States | 38.94N, 77.46W |
| WDH FYWH | Hosea Kutako International Airport | Windhoek | Namibia | 22.48S, 17.47E |
| ZRH LSZH | Zürich Airport | Zurich | Switzerland | 47.47N, 8.55E |
Data Provenance & Audit Trail
- Seed Source: Civil aviation registry baseline (OpenFlights / ICAO / Wikidata CC0).
- Observed Fleet: Observation logs as of 2026-10-08.
- Operational Status: Audited under rule pipeline (observed_fleet_gt_zero).
- Last Pipeline Build: 2026-10-08.