Commercial airlines
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airlink |  | 4Z | LNK | LINK | 1992 |
| CemAir |  | 5Z | KEM | CEMAIR | 2002 |
| FlySafair |  | FA | SFR | SAFAIR | 2013 |
| LIFT Airline | GE | GBB | GLOBE | 2020 | |
| South African Airways |  | SA | SAA | SPRINGBOK | 1934 |
This is a list of airlines currently operating in South Africa.
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airlink | | 4Z | LNK | LINK | 1992 |
| CemAir | | 5Z | KEM | CEMAIR | 2002 |
| FlySafair | | FA | SFR | SAFAIR | 2013 |
| LIFT Airline | GE | GBB | GLOBE | 2020 | |
| South African Airways | | SA | SAA | SPRINGBOK | 1934 |
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aeronexus Corporation | ARN | AERONEX | 2001 | ||
| Africa Charter Airline |  | FSK | AFRICAN SKY | 2007 | |
| Allegiance Air | ANJ | AIR ALLEGIANCE | 2008 | ||
| Angel Gabriel Aeronautics | ANGEL | ||||
| Avex Air Transport | AVE | AVEX AIR | 1965 | ||
| Civair |  | 2I | CIW | CIVFLIGHT | 1989 |
| Cobra Aviation | 0C | CBR | COBRA | 2019 | |
| Comair Flight Services | GCM | GLOBECOM | 2007 | ||
| Federal Air |  | 7V | FDR | FEDAIR | 1989 |
| Global Aviation |  | GE | GBB | GLOBE | 2001 |
| King Air Charter |  | 1996 | |||
| National Airways Corporation | NF | LFI | NATCHAIR | 1946 | |
| Phoebus Apollo Aviation |  | PE | PHB | PHOEBUS | 1979 |
| Safair |  | FA | SFR | SAFAIR | 1969 |
| Solenta Aviation |  | SL | SET | 2000 |
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airlink Cargo | 4Z | LNK | LINK | ||
| BidAir Cargo | BRH | BRIGHTSTAR | 2005 | ||
| DHL Aviation |  | DHV | WORLDSTAR | 1994 | |
| Star Air | BRH | BRIGHTSTAR | 2007 |
South African Airways (SAA) is the flag carrier of South Africa. Founded in 1934, the airline is headquartered in Airways Park at O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg and operates a hub-and-spoke network, serving 13 destinations in Africa and two intercontinental destinations to Perth, Australia and São Paulo, Brazil. The carrier joined Star Alliance in April 2006, making it the first African carrier to sign with one of the three major airline alliances.
O. R. Tambo International Airport is an international airport serving the twin cities of Johannesburg and the main capital of South Africa, Pretoria. It is situated in Kempton Park, Gauteng. It serves as the primary airport for domestic and international travel for South Africa and since 2020, it is Africa's second busiest airport, with a capacity to handle up to 28 million passengers annually. The airport serves as the hub for South African Airways. The airport handled over 21 million passengers in 2017.
Lists of airlines cover existing and defunct airlines. Complete lists are given in alphabetical sequence by the name of the continent from which they operate. Lists are also given by size, by business model and by other characteristics. There are over 5,000 airlines with ICAO codes.
Cape Town International Airport is the primary international airport serving the city of Cape Town, and is the second-busiest airport in South Africa and fourth-busiest in Africa. Located approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the city center, the airport was opened in 1954 to replace Cape Town's previous airport, Wingfield Aerodrome. Cape Town International Airport is the only airport in the Cape Town metropolitan area that offers scheduled passenger services. The airport has domestic and international terminals, linked by a common central terminal.
Ethiopian Airlines, formerly Ethiopian Air Lines (EAL), is the flag carrier of Ethiopia, and is wholly owned by the country's government. EAL was founded on 21 December 1945 and commenced operations on 8 April 1946, expanding to international flights in 1951. The firm became a share company in 1965 and changed its name from Ethiopian Air Lines to Ethiopian Airlines.
The Douglas DC-4 is an American four-engined (piston), propeller-driven airliner developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company. Military versions of the plane, the C-54 and R5D, served during World War II, in the Berlin Airlift and into the 1960s. From 1945, many civil airlines operated the DC-4 worldwide.
Inter Aviation Services (Pty) Ltd, which traded as Interair South Africa, was a privately owned airline based in Johannesburg, South Africa. It operated scheduled passenger services from Johannesburg to regional destinations in Africa. Its main base was O. R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg.
Airlink is a regional airline based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Its main business is to provide services between smaller, under-served towns and larger hub airports. It has since expanded to offer flights on larger, mainline routes. The airline has a network of more than 60 routes to over 45 destinations in Southern Africa. In January 2021, it became the second-largest carrier within Africa by number of flights, and third-largest by number of seats.
Mango Airlines SOC Ltd, trading as Mango, was a South African low-cost airline based at O. R. Tambo International Airport, and a subsidiary of South African Airways. Since July 2021, the airline had been grounded, as funding for its business rescue was subject to a dispute. However in August 2022, its license was suspended altogether.
Gryphon Airlines was an American-owned airline company with offices in Vienna, Virginia, United States. It was a subsidiary of Gryphon Holdings, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, which provided contract air services to various American airbases in the Middle East and South Central Asia. It initially operated as an indirect carrier utilizing ATR 72 aircraft from Swiftair SA of Madrid, Spain. A year later, Gryphon Holdings introduced DC-9 services to Baghdad with the support of Global Airways, a South African air charter company. A few months later, Gryphon acquired Rovos Air through TIM Holdings (PTY) LTD in South Africa permitting it to offer its own direct air services as Gryphon Airlines employing DC-9 and MD-82 aircraft. Gryphon became the first airline to offer scheduled flights to the military side of the Baghdad Airport, when these flights began in March 2007 from Kuwait. Gryphon provided air services to various US prime and subcontractors. Concurrent with the US 2012 draw down from Iraq, Gryphon concentrated its focus in support of Afghanistan from Dubai. Gryphon Airlines was sold to a South African company in 2014.
SA Flyer is a South African aviation magazine published monthly in Johannesburg. The publication was founded in 1995 by Mike De Villiers and Mario Vergottini with the magazine's edition 1 released in July 1995. It was purchased by Guy Leitch in 2006 who has been running the magazine since.
FlySafair is an international low-cost airline based in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a subsidiary of Safair and flies to 14 destinations in Sub-Saharan Africa. The company slogan is For The Love Of Flying.
Skywise was a South African domestic low-cost airline headquartered in Johannesburg and based at OR Tambo International Airport. It solely operated flights between Johannesburg and Cape Town, but suspended operations in November 2015.
