South African Airways

ICAO: SAA IATA: SA Active as of Jan 30, 2026

Airline Statistics

32

Active Routes

1238

Flight Observations

17

Unique Destinations

16

Origin Airports

1641

Avg Route Distance (mi)

5169

Longest Route (mi)

1

Domestic Routes

31

International Routes

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Most Popular Routes

221 flights
A320
111 flights
A320
105 flights
B738
100 flights
A320
FIH → JNB
1727 miles
85 flights
A320
80 flights
A320
69 flights
A320
JNB → WDH
O.R. Tambo International Airport → Windhoek Hosea Kutako Int'l
724 miles
68 flights
A320
58 flights
A320
57 flights
A320

Top Destinations

JNB (FAOR)
OR Tambo Int'l
Johannesburg
844 flights
14 routes
CPT (FACT)
Cape Town Int'l
Cape Town
101 flights
2 routes
PLZ (FAPE)
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth
80 flights
1 route
WDH (FYWH)
Windhoek Hosea Kutako Int'l
Windhoek
68 flights
1 route
HRE (FVRG)
Harare International
Harare
34 flights
1 route
DUR (FALE)
King Shaka Int'l
Durban
21 flights
1 route
DAR (HTDA)
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam
18 flights
1 route
PER (YPPH)
Perth Int'l
Perth
17 flights
1 route
FIH (FZAA)
N'Djili Int'l
Kinshasa
11 flights
1 route
ACC (DGAA)
Kotoka Int'l
Accra
10 flights
1 route

Top Origin Airports

JNB (FAOR)
O.R. Tambo International Airport
Johannesburg
379 flights
14 routes
WDH (FYWH)
Hosea Kutako International Airport
Windhoek
221 flights
1 route
DUR (FALE)
King Shaka International Airport
Durban
111 flights
1 route
CPT (FACT)
Cape Town International Airport
Cape Town
107 flights
2 routes
FIH (FZAA)
Ndjili International Airport
Kinshasa
85 flights
1 route
MRU (FIMP)
Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport
Plaine Magnien
70 flights
2 routes
VFA (FVFA)
Victoria Falls International Airport
Victoria Falls
58 flights
1 route
FBM (FZQA)
Lubumbashi International Airport
Lubumbashi
57 flights
1 route
PLZ (FAPE)
Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport
Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
55 flights
1 route
GBE (FBSK)
Sir Seretse Khama International Airport
Gaborone
53 flights
1 route

Top Border Crossing Flights

JNB (FAOR)
O.R. Tambo International Airport
Johannesburg, ZA
844 flights
14 routes
CPT (FACT)
Cape Town International Airport
Cape Town, ZA
101 flights
2 routes
WDH (FYWH)
Hosea Kutako International Airport
Windhoek, NA
68 flights
1 route
DAR (HTDA)
Julius Nyerere International Airport
Dar es Salaam, TZ
18 flights
1 route
PER (YPPH)
Perth International Airport
Perth, AU
17 flights
1 route
FIH (FZAA)
Ndjili International Airport
Kinshasa, CD
11 flights
1 route
ACC (DGAA)
Kotoka International Airport
Accra, GH
10 flights
1 route

Longest Routes

JNB → PER
O.R. Tambo International Airport → Perth Int'l
5169 mi
PER → JNB
Perth International Airport → OR Tambo Int'l
5169 mi
GRU → JNB
Guarulhos - Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport → OR Tambo Int'l
4627 mi
JNB → GRU
O.R. Tambo International Airport → São Paulo-Guarulhos Int'l
4627 mi
CPT → GRU
Cape Town International Airport → São Paulo-Guarulhos Int'l
3951 mi

Shortest Routes

GBE → JNB
Sir Seretse Khama International Airport → OR Tambo Int'l
182 mi
JNB → GBE
O.R. Tambo International Airport → Sir Seretse Khama Int'l
182 mi
ABJ → ACC
Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport → Kotoka Int'l
260 mi
ACC → ABJ
Kotoka International Airport → Port Bouet (Felix Houphouet Boigny Int'l)
260 mi
DUR → JNB
King Shaka International Airport → OR Tambo Int'l
297 mi

All Routes

32 Total Routes
Showing 25 most popular routes
Route Destination Flights Distance Aircraft Last Seen
WDH → JNB OR Tambo Int'l
Johannesburg
221 724 mi A320 Jan 29, 2026
DUR → JNB OR Tambo Int'l
Johannesburg
111 297 mi A320 Jan 30, 2026
CPT → JNB OR Tambo Int'l
Johannesburg
105 1041 mi B738 Nov 6, 2025
JNB → CPT Cape Town Int'l
Cape Town
100 791 mi A320 Jan 30, 2026
FIH → JNB OR Tambo Int'l
Johannesburg
85 1727 mi A320 Jan 28, 2026
JNB → PLZ Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth
80 565 mi A320 Jan 28, 2026
MRU → JNB OR Tambo Int'l
Johannesburg
69 1908 mi A320 Jan 29, 2026
JNB → WDH Windhoek Hosea Kutako Int'l
Windhoek
68 724 mi A320 Jan 28, 2026
VFA → JNB OR Tambo Int'l
Johannesburg
58 577 mi A320 Jan 29, 2026
FBM → JNB OR Tambo Int'l
Johannesburg
57 1007 mi A320 Jan 29, 2026
PLZ → JNB OR Tambo Int'l
Johannesburg
55 565 mi A320 Jan 30, 2026
GBE → JNB OR Tambo Int'l
Johannesburg
53 182 mi A320 Jan 29, 2026
JNB → HRE Harare International
Harare
34 596 mi A320 Jan 25, 2026
JNB → DUR King Shaka Int'l
Durban
21 297 mi A320 Jan 28, 2026
JNB → DAR Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam
18 1515 mi A320 Jan 27, 2026
JNB → PER Perth Int'l
Perth
17 5169 mi A343 Jan 25, 2026
JNB → FIH N'Djili Int'l
Kinshasa
11 1727 mi A320 Jan 25, 2026
DAR → JNB OR Tambo Int'l
Johannesburg
10 1515 mi A320 Aug 16, 2025
ABJ → ACC Kotoka Int'l
Accra
10 260 mi A333 Jan 1, 2026
JNB → VFA Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls
9 577 mi A320 Jan 10, 2026
JNB → GBE Sir Seretse Khama Int'l
Gaborone
7 182 mi A320 Jan 25, 2026
LOS → JNB OR Tambo Int'l
Johannesburg
7 2814 mi A333 Aug 15, 2025
ACC → JNB OR Tambo Int'l
Johannesburg
7 2907 mi A333 Dec 9, 2025
JNB → GRU São Paulo-Guarulhos Int'l
Sao Paulo
5 4627 mi A333 Oct 30, 2025
JNB → MRU Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Int'l
Plaine Magnien
4 1908 mi A320 Oct 25, 2025
Data Information:

Airline statistics are based on flight route observations collected from FlightAware AeroAPI and other sources. Flight counts represent observed operations, not scheduled frequencies. Route data is continuously updated as new flight information becomes available.

Data Freshness: Real-time
Last Update: Jan 30, 2026 18:05
Coverage: Observed routes only