# Grand Central Airport (GCJ)

> Midrand, ZA · IATA: GCJ · ICAO: FAGC · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `GCJ` |
| ICAO | `FAGC` |
| City | Midrand |
| Country | ZA |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 1623 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -25.98630, 28.14010 |

## Description

Halfway between Johannesburg and Pretoria, in the middle of Gauteng's industrial belt, Grand Central Airport (GCJ/FAGC) at Midrand serves general and business aviation rather than freight. Its single runway 17/35 is 1,830 metres of asphalt, the field operates around the clock, and it hosts a cluster of fixed-wing and helicopter flight schools alongside charter and corporate operators. Sitting at roughly 1,620 metres above sea level, it imposes a high-altitude performance penalty that limits payloads on longer sectors. There is no freight terminal, no freighter traffic and no customs post on site, so for forwarders GCJ matters only for occasional charter or urgent spare-part movements. Regional air cargo is handled at OR Tambo International (JNB) some 30 kilometres east, where the customs facilities and the handling agents' cargo terminals are located, with Lanseria (HLA) west of Johannesburg as the alternative business-aviation field. Road access runs via the N1 and N3 motorways, linking Midrand to Pretoria, Johannesburg and the seaport of Durban roughly 570 kilometres away.

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