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Airports Company South Africa (ACSA)

  • PAX: 40,000,000
  • IATA: JNB

About The Group

Airports Company South Africa was formed in 1993 as a public company under the Airports Act (No. 44 of 1993) and, although majority owned by the South African Government, is legally and financially autonomous and operates under commercial law.

Over the years, the company has transformed a fragmented, infrastructural parastatal into a focused, customer driven, efficient and commercially successful business, whose airports have become critical success factors to Brand South Africa.

Airports Company South Africa SOC Ltd (the Company) owns and manages a network of nine airports in South Africa, including the three main international gateways of O.R. Tambo International, Cape Town International and King Shaka International Airports. In 2017, the nine airports facilitated nearly 41 million passengers.  

The Company is involved in equity investments abroad and provides technical advisory and consultancy services to other airports globally. Our majority shareholder is the South African Government (74.6%).

In line with the South African Government's objectives, we focus on creating sustainable value that positively impacts our business, our people and society, and our environment over the short, medium and long term. We do this by managing the Company in an integrated manner.

As a State-owned company, Airports Company South Africa has a greater mandate than simply delivering profitability for its shareholders. We are mandated to advance South Africa's national agenda of economic growth and development while delivering a sustainably profitable business.

As a South African business, we are committed to achieving transformation by providing development opportunities for previously disadvantaged people. Our transformation agenda is aligned with South Africa's NDP and is guided by our transformation imperatives and Sustainability Framework. We strive to fulfil this mandate by conducting our business in an ethical manner that enables inclusive growth and creates sustainable value for all our stakeholders.

Our three-pillar strategy, namely to Run airports, Develop airports and Grow our footprint is supported by our Sustainability Framework. Each of these elements are aligned to our mission, vision and objectives. We implement our strategy and measure our performance against a set of strategic objectives and KPIs.

This strategy outlines key outcomes that define our success that will help us achieve our Vision 2025 objectives and become the most sought-after partner in the world for sustainable technical advisory and consultancy services. This is aligned to our mission to develop and manage world-class airport businesses for the benefit of all stakeholders.

Airports Company South Africa is a significant enabler of economic growth, transformation and socio-economic development. In 2017 the Company commissioned a Social, Economic and Environmental Impact for FY 2017¹ and the report reflected that we:

• Generated R9.5 BILLION for South Africa's economy

• Supported 14 950 direct and indirect jobs

• Supported R2.8 BILLION in income for its employees and those of its local suppliers

Facts and Figures

  • List of Top 5 Airlines: 1. Fly Safair 2. Airlink 3. Fly Cemair 4. South African Airways 5. Emirates
  • Number of Serving Airlines: 44 [Scheduled]
  • Number of Direct Destinations: 77
  • Number of Terminals: 2 [JNB], 1 [CPT], 1 [DUR], 1 [PLZ]
  • Number of Runways: 2 [JNB], 1 [CPT], 1 [DUR], 1 [PLZ]
  • Length of Main Runway (m): 03L/21R: 4,421 m/ 03R/21L: 3,405 m
  • Passenger Numbers (mppa): 40 million [pre-COVID], 21 million [current]
  • Cargo Tonnes (p.a.): 450 000
  • Ownership: South African Government is a 74.6%, Public Investment Corporation (PIC) 20.0%, Minority Shareholders 4.2%, Staff Share Incentive Scheme 1.2%
  • Total Catchment Population: 300 million
  • Urban Population: 39 million

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