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Rand Airport

Afrikaans: Randse Lughawe
Rand Airport Control Tower from landside
  • IATA: QRA
  • ICAO: FAGM
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorRand Airport Management Company (Pty) Ltd.
ServesJohannesburg
LocationGermiston, Gauteng
Elevation AMSL1,671 m / 5,482 ft
Coordinates26°14′33″S 028°09′04″E / 26.24250°S 28.15111°E / -26.24250; 28.15111
Websitehttp://www.randairport.co.za
Map
QRA is located in Greater Johannesburg
QRA
QRA
Location in the Johannesburg area
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 5,617 1,712 Asphalt
17/35 4,898 1,493 Asphalt

Rand Airport (IATA: QRA, ICAO: FAGM) is an airport in Germiston, South Africa. It was constructed in the 1920s as the main airport for Johannesburg, but the city outgrew it and replaced the airport with Palmietfontein Airport in 1948 (itself replaced by Jan Smuts International Airport in 1952).

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