South African Airways

ICAO: SAA Active as of Dec 11, 2025

31

Active Routes

918

Flight Observations

17

Unique Destinations

16

Origin Airports

1612

Avg Route Distance (mi)

5169

Longest Route (mi)

1

Domestic Routes

30

International Routes

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Route Network Map
Most Popular Routes
168 flights
A320
105 flights
B738
69 flights
A320
FIH → JNB
1727 miles
66 flights
A320
63 flights
A320
62 flights
A320
JNB → WDH
O.R. Tambo International Airport → Windhoek Hosea Kutako Int'l
724 miles
55 flights
A320
55 flights
A320
44 flights
A320
44 flights
A320
Top Destinations
JNB (FAOR)
OR Tambo Int'l
Johannesburg
629 flights
14 routes
CPT (FACT)
Cape Town Int'l
Cape Town
69 flights
1 route
PLZ (FAPE)
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth
62 flights
1 route
WDH (FYWH)
Windhoek Hosea Kutako Int'l
Windhoek
55 flights
1 route
HRE (FVRG)
Harare International
Harare
25 flights
1 route
DAR (HTDA)
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam
15 flights
1 route
PER (YPPH)
Perth Int'l
Perth
12 flights
1 route
DUR (FALE)
King Shaka Int'l
Durban
11 flights
1 route
FIH (FZAA)
N'Djili Int'l
Kinshasa
8 flights
1 route
ACC (DGAA)
Kotoka Int'l
Accra
7 flights
1 route
Top Origin Airports
JNB (FAOR)
O.R. Tambo International Airport
Johannesburg
278 flights
14 routes
WDH (FYWH)
Hosea Kutako International Airport
Windhoek
168 flights
1 route
CPT (FACT)
Cape Town International Airport
Cape Town
107 flights
2 routes
FIH (FZAA)
Ndjili International Airport
Kinshasa
66 flights
1 route
DUR (FALE)
King Shaka International Airport
Durban
63 flights
1 route
MRU (FIMP)
Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport
Plaine Magnien
55 flights
1 route
FBM (FZQA)
Lubumbashi International Airport
Lubumbashi
44 flights
1 route
VFA (FVFA)
Victoria Falls International Airport
Victoria Falls
44 flights
1 route
PLZ (FAPE)
Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport
Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
28 flights
1 route
GBE (FBSK)
Sir Seretse Khama International Airport
Gaborone
27 flights
1 route
Top Border Crossing Flights
JNB (FAOR)
O.R. Tambo International Airport
Johannesburg, ZA
629 flights
14 routes
WDH (FYWH)
Hosea Kutako International Airport
Windhoek, NA
55 flights
1 route
DAR (HTDA)
Julius Nyerere International Airport
Dar es Salaam, TZ
15 flights
1 route
PER (YPPH)
Perth International Airport
Perth, AU
12 flights
1 route
FIH (FZAA)
Ndjili International Airport
Kinshasa, CD
8 flights
1 route
ACC (DGAA)
Kotoka International Airport
Accra, GH
7 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
31 Total Routes
Showing 25 most popular routes
Route Destination Flights Distance Aircraft Last Seen
WDH → JNB OR Tambo Int'l
Johannesburg
168 724 mi A320 Dec 9, 2025
CPT → JNB OR Tambo Int'l
Johannesburg
105 1041 mi B738 Nov 6, 2025
JNB → CPT Cape Town Int'l
Cape Town
69 791 mi A320 Dec 11, 2025
FIH → JNB OR Tambo Int'l
Johannesburg
66 1727 mi A320 Dec 9, 2025
DUR → JNB OR Tambo Int'l
Johannesburg
63 297 mi A320 Dec 10, 2025
JNB → PLZ Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth
62 565 mi A320 Dec 11, 2025
JNB → WDH Windhoek Hosea Kutako Int'l
Windhoek
55 724 mi A320 Dec 11, 2025
MRU → JNB OR Tambo Int'l
Johannesburg
55 1908 mi A320 Dec 10, 2025
FBM → JNB OR Tambo Int'l
Johannesburg
44 1007 mi A320 Dec 9, 2025
VFA → JNB OR Tambo Int'l
Johannesburg
44 577 mi A320 Dec 9, 2025
PLZ → JNB OR Tambo Int'l
Johannesburg
28 565 mi B738 Dec 11, 2025
GBE → JNB OR Tambo Int'l
Johannesburg
27 182 mi A320 Dec 10, 2025
JNB → HRE Harare International
Harare
25 596 mi A320 Dec 10, 2025
JNB → DAR Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam
15 1515 mi A320 Oct 10, 2025
JNB → PER Perth Int'l
Perth
12 5169 mi A343 Dec 4, 2025
JNB → DUR King Shaka Int'l
Durban
11 297 mi A320 Nov 28, 2025
DAR → JNB OR Tambo Int'l
Johannesburg
10 1515 mi A320 Aug 16, 2025
JNB → FIH N'Djili Int'l
Kinshasa
8 1727 mi A320 Oct 18, 2025
ABJ → ACC Kotoka Int'l
Accra
7 260 mi A333 Dec 4, 2025
ACC → JNB OR Tambo Int'l
Johannesburg
7 2907 mi A333 Dec 9, 2025
LOS → JNB OR Tambo Int'l
Johannesburg
7 2814 mi A333 Aug 15, 2025
JNB → VFA Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls
5 577 mi A320 Oct 30, 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
JNB → LUN Lusaka International Airport
Lusaka
3 748 mi A320 Oct 12, 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: Dec 11, 2025 06:09
Coverage: Observed routes only