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Airlines in South Africa

This page provides links to all currently operating international, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo airlines registered in South Africa. There are also tables for non-operating airlines that have failed since 1995, and failed airline projects. Click on Airline Name for contact, fleet, route and accident data.

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Airline Main Base Telephone
IATA code
ICAO code
IATA Prefix
Start
End
1Time Airline Johannesburg (JNB) +27 11 928 8000
T6
RNX
2004
-
Africa Charter Airline Lanseria (HLA)  
-
-
2007
-
Airlink Johannesburg (JNB) +27 11 451 7367
4Z
LNK
749
1992
-
AirQuarius Aviation Lanseria (HLA) +27 11 659 1634
-
AQU
2007
-
CHC Air    
-
CUT
2000
-
Comair Johannesburg (JNB)
+27 11 921 0111
MN
CAW
161
1946
-
DHL Aviation Africa    
-
DHV
1997
-
Federal Air Durban (VIR)
+27 31 563 8020
-
FDR
1989
-
Imperial Air Cargo  
+27 11 928 0008
-
-
2006
-
Inter Air South Africa Johannesburg (JNB)
+27 11 616 0636
D6
ILN
625
1993
-
Interlink Airlines Johannesburg (JNB)
+27 11 395 9040
ID
ITK
1998
-
Kulula.com Johannesburg (JNB)
+27 11 921 0111
MN
-
2001
-
Mango Johannesburg (JNB)
+27 11 359 1222
JE
MNO
2006
-
Medair Charter    
-
-
1994
-
Mistral Aviation Services    
-
-
2008
-
National Airways (NAC) Lanseria (HLA)
+27 11 267 5000
YJ
NTN
1946
-
Naturelink Aviation Wonderboom (PRY)
+27 12 543 3448
-
NRK
1997
-
Norse Air Lanseria (HLA)
+27 11 666 0800
-
NRX
1992
-
Pelican Air Services Johannesburg (JNB)
+27 11 973 3649
7V
PDF
2001
-
Phoebus Apollo Aviation  
PE
PHB
1996
-
Rovos Air  
:+27 12 315 8026
6P
VOS
2001
-
Safair Johannesburg (JNB)
+27 11 928 0000
FA
SFR
640
1969
-
Skyclass    
-
-
2006
-
Skyhaul    
-
HAU
2005
-
Solenta Aviation  
+27 11 707 4000
-
-
2002
-
South African Airlink    
SA
LNK
1998
-
South African Airways - SAA  
+27 11 978 9166
SA
SAA
1934
-
South African Express Airways Johannesburg (JNB)
+27 11 978 5577
YB
EXY
1994
-
Spectrem Air    
-
CDS
2003
-
Star Air Cargo    
-
BRH
2003
-
Stars Away Aviation    
-
STX
2005
-

Defunct Airlines
Airline    
IATA code
ICAO code
 
Start
End
Aero Air Charter    
-
-
  
1995
2001
Aerolift    
-
-
  
2002
2009
Africa Cargo Air    
-
-
  
1996
2001
Africa Charter Airlines    
-
-
  
1997
2000
African Airlines Express    
-
-
  
1999
2000
AirQuarius Aviation renamed as AirQuarius Air Charter  
-
SSN
  
1999
2001
AirWorld  
-
SPZ
  
1996
2005
African International Airways  
-
AIN
  
1985
2008
Avia Airlines    
GW
-
  
1995
1995
Cape Aero Services    
-
-
  
2005
2005
Cape Atlantic Air    
-
CAO
  
1995
1996
Care Airlines    
CE
-
  
1992
1996
Civair Airways    
CI
FLV
  
1979
2008
Debon-Air    
-
-
  
1992
2002
Eastern Air    
KV
TAK
  
1995
1997
Execujet Air Charter    
-
EXD
  
1982
2004
Executive Aerospace    
-
EAS
  
1984
2008
Express Air Cargo  
-
-
  
1994
1997
Express Air Services  
-
FLN
  
1997
1999
Eyethu Air Cargo renamed as Aero Air Charter
-
-
  
1997
1999
Flair Afrique  
-
-
  
2003
2004
Gauteng Air Cargo  
-
EGO
  
1996
1998
Guardian Air Freight  
-
-
  
1996
1996
Hydro Air  
-
HYC
  
2000
2003
Impala Air Cargo  
PH
IPL
  
1992
1995
Intensive Air  
IM
XRA
  
1993
2002
Luft Afrique  
-
LUT
  
1997
2000
Luft Cargo  
-
LUT
  
2000
2002
Million Air Charter  
 
1986
2004
Nationwide Airlines  
CE
NTW
  
1991
2008
Nelair Charters & Travel  
-
-
  
1980
2001
North Atlantic Airways  
-
-
  
1998
1999
Petersburg Aviation  
-
-
  
1997
1997
Planes R' Us  
-
-
  
2000
2001
Pretoria Air Services  
-
-
  
1997
2000
Professional Aviation Charter  
-
-
  
1979
1997
Rennies Express Air Services  
-
-
1995
1996
Romoco Cargo  
-
-
1994
1997
Rossair Executive Air Charter  
-
RSS
1956
2005
SA Airlink  
4Z
LNK
  
1994
1998
Saicam Air  
-
-
  
1997
1997
Sky One Air  
-
-
  
2007
2008
Springbok Classic Air  
-
SPB
  
2001
2004
Sun Air  
AQ
SJE
  
2001
2004
Sun Air  
BV
SSN
  
1994
1999
TAC Air Service  
-
-
  
1998
2000
Tramon Air  
-
TMX
  
1995
2006
Transair Cargo  
-
-
  
1992
1998
Transkei Airways renamed as Eastern Air
KV
TAK
  
1972
1995
Valan International Cargo Charter  
-
VLA
  
2002
2007

Failed projects
Airline    
IATA code
ICAO code
   
Start
End
African Star Airways  
4M
ASG
    
1998
2000
Air South Africa            
1997
1997
Airtime Airlines    
   
2008
2009
DV Air Freight Services  
   
1997
1997
Maiden Air  
   
2003
2003
Zulu Air  
   
2004
2004