Airport guide
Sishen AirportIATA code SIS
Sishen Airport (SIS/FASS) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Sishen, South Africa. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Sishen, South Africa
- Codes
- SIS · FASS
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Region
- Africa
Sishen Airport (SIS/FASS) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Sishen, South Africa. Operating on Africa/Johannesburg local time at coordinates -27.920°, 22.980°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Sishen Airport (SIS) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Sishen, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Sishen Airport details
- IATA code
- SIS
- ICAO code
- FASS
- City
- Sishen
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -27.649°, 22.999°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Sishen Airport’s own pages.
SIS airport facts
- Size class
- Medium airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 1,173 m (3,848 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Upington Airport UTN · 190 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at SIS
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
One open runway, lit. The runway 17/35: 1,740 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,740 m5,709 ft | 23 m | asphalt | Lit |
Routes from SIS
Originfacts does not track any routes from SIS yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport.
Terminals, transport and parking at SIS
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Sishen, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Sishen Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Airports near Sishen
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- UpingtonUpington AirportUTN178 km
- KimberleyKimberley AirportKIM201 km
- MmabathoMmabatho International AirportMBD342 km
- BloemfonteinBram Fischer International AirportBFN350 km
- MaseruMoshoeshoe International AirportMSU468 km
- GaboroneSir Seretse Khama International AirportGBE475 km
- Sun CityPilanesberg International AirportNTY533 km
- JohannesburgLanseria International AirportHLA538 km
- JohannesburgO.R. Tambo International AirportJNB557 km
Sishen Airport: common questions
Where is Sishen Airport?
Sishen Airport serves Sishen, South Africa. Its coordinates in OurAirports are -27.649°, 22.999°.
What are the airport codes for Sishen Airport?
The IATA code is SIS and the ICAO code is FASS.
What time zone is SIS in?
Sishen Airport is in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone.
How many runways does Sishen Airport have?
OurAirports lists one open runway at SIS: 17/35 (1,740 m (5,709 ft), asphalt).
What is the elevation of Sishen Airport?
OurAirports gives SIS’s elevation as 1,173 m (3,848 ft) above sea level.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Sishen Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record10 Jul 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026 0
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikidata (opens in a new tab)