{"id":50142,"date":"2024-05-21T21:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/johannesburg-rand-airport-history\/"},"modified":"2024-05-21T21:00:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T11:00:13","slug":"history-what-happened-to-johannesburgs-former-rand-airport-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=50142","title":{"rendered":"History: What Happened To Johannesburg’s Former Rand Airport?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rand Airport, Johannesburg’s first international airport, is still in existence. While it no longer handles international flights, visitors can explore its South African Airways (SAA) Museum<\/a>. The airport now serves as a hub for air charter operators, multiple flight schools, aircraft maintenance companies, pilot shops, car hire companies, and other aviation-related businesses. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rand Airport, Johannesburg’s first international airport, still exists with a rich history that visitors can still explore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[573,396,408,7560,9530,1512,6211],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-africa","category-aircraft","category-history","category-johannesburg","category-saa","category-south-africa","category-south-africa-airways"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t