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South African Airways
South African Airways is a full-service airline based in South Africa, flying from O. R. Tambo (JNB) and Cape Town (CPT).In our coverage it serves 16 destinations in 13 countries.
20 routes16 destinations13 countries2 hubs
Founded 1934 · Callsign SPRINGBOK
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South African Airways's network at a glance
- Busiest airports
- Johannesburg (JNB) 17, Cape Town (CPT) 3
- Regions
- East Africa (5), Southern Africa (4), West Africa (3), Central Africa (2), South America (1), Australia & New Zealand (1)
- Longest route
- Johannesburg–Perth (JNB–PER), 8,310 km (5,160 mi)
- Shortest route
- Johannesburg–Gaborone (JNB–GBE), 293 km (182 mi)
- Routes no other airline flies
- 1 of 20: JNB–ACC
Networks most like South African Airways's (shared airports):
Where does South African Airways fly?
The biggest country groups in our coverage are South Africa (3), Brazil (2), Democratic Republic of the Congo (2) and Ghana (2). The full list, with a searchable table, is on the route map page.
- Australia Perth (PER)
- Botswana Gaborone (GBE)
- Brazil São Paulo (GRU)
- Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan (ABJ)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa (FIH) · Lubumbashi (FBM)
- Ghana Accra (ACC)
- Mauritius Plaine Magnien (MRU)
- Namibia Windhoek (WDH)
- Nigeria Lagos (LOS)
- South Africa Durban (DUR) · Gqeberha (PLZ) · Johannesburg (JNB)
- Tanzania Dar es Salaam (DAR)
- Zambia Lusaka (LUN)
- Zimbabwe Harare (HRE) · Victoria Falls (VFA)
Routes come from airport destination tables and are confirmed from both ends where possible; a few may be missing. Check South African Airways's own route map for schedules.
Official links
Sources
- wikidata.org — IATA/ICAO codes, alliance, hubs, founding year and website (Wikidata, checked 2026-10-01)
- en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
- en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
- en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
- en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
- en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
- en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
- en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
- en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
- en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
- en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
- en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
- en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
- en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
- en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
- en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
- en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
- en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
- en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
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