# Ermelo Airport

> Ermelo, ZA · ICAO: FAEO · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| ICAO | `FAEO` |
| City | Ermelo |
| Country | ZA |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 1737 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -26.49560, 29.97980 |

## Description

Ermelo, South Africa, matters in freight terms — just not by air: the town is a significant rail junction on the coal export line towards Richards Bay and sits where the N2, N11 and N17 national roads meet. Ermelo Airport (ICAO FAEO) itself is a general aviation field in Mpumalanga with a single 13/31 runway at roughly 1,740 metres above sea level, used mainly for flight training, private and business flying. There are no scheduled services and no IATA code has been assigned. Nothing on site supports freight: no cargo terminal, no handling agent, no freighter operations and no customs post are documented, so its air cargo relevance is effectively nil. Air freight for the Gert Sibande district and the eastern Highveld runs through OR Tambo International (JNB) in Johannesburg, a little over 200 road kilometres away and by far the largest cargo gateway in southern Africa. Kruger Mpumalanga (MQP) near Nelspruit and Lanseria (HLA) offer further options, while sea freight moves via Durban (DUR) and the coal port of Richards Bay.

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*Freight Academy — Airport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/ermelo-airport-faeo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/ermelo-airport-faeo)*

*Markdown mirror: [https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/ermelo-airport-faeo](https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/ermelo-airport-faeo)*

*LLM-Summary (JSON): https://www.freight-academy.com/api/v1/airports/ermelo-airport-faeo/llm-summary*