AviatDataSaint Helena Airport HLE / FHSH
Longwood / Jamestown, Saint Helena · Saint Helena (United Kingdom) · St Helena Airport Limited (SHAL)
Limited hoursInternational · customs & immigrationJet A-1
ICAO / IATAFHSH / HLE
OperatorSt Helena Airport Limited (SHAL)
Coordinates15.9590°S, 5.6461°W
Elevation1,017 ft · 310 m
Time zoneGMT (UTC+0)
Passengers / yr—
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceFHSH — AIP United Kingdom / Saint Helena (St Helena Government / ASSI eAIP, AD 2.FHSH)
Operating hoursNot H24; opens on scheduled flight days from ~10:00 local until after aircraft departure, plus ad hoc opening for charters/medevac.
TerminalsSingle passenger terminal (approx. 3,500 sq m)
Runways (1)
- 01/19 · 1,950 m / 6,398 ft · 45 m wide · Concrete · ILS CAT I (offset localizer; also DVOR and GBAS/GPS-augmented approaches)
Airport contact
Government-owned (Saint Helena Government), SHAL-operated gateway opened 2016 on a remote South Atlantic UK Overseas Territory. Sole scheduled link is Airlink's (4Z) weekly Saturday Johannesburg (JNB) service operated with 98-seat Embraer E190 aircraft, with an outbound technical/fuel stop at WALVIS BAY (WVB), Namibia (no traffic rights there) — NOT Windhoek; the refuel point moved from Windhoek to Walvis Bay in April 2019. A seasonal Cape Town (CPT) service runs in the southern summer (typically Dec-Feb/mid-Mar), during which the JNB flight may shift to Tuesdays. A monthly extension continues to Ascension Island. Schedule published by St Helena Government runs Nov 2025-Mar 2027. Famous for challenging wind-shear approaches.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
St Helena Airport Limited (SHAL)
SHG-wholly-owned airport operator (~30 permanent staff) running core aviation operations; ramp/passenger handling delivered together with sub-contracted Solomon & Company ramp handlers. Main number •••; Aerodrome Manager Tavonga Chikwenhere (••• / mob •••), Deputy Aerodrome Manager Gerald Yon (••• ext 173 / mob •••).
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Solomon & Company (St Helena) Plc (Solomons)
Sub-contracted by SHAL for ramp and security operations; provides ramp handlers and passenger services, and is the appointed Airlink reservations representative (Malabar/Jamestown office on non-flight days, airport on flight days; airport ext ••• ext 198). · flight days at airport; Malabar/Jamestown office on non-flight days
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Available
Puma Energy (Aviation) SA
Appointed aviation fuel management contractor for St Helena (effective 1 Oct 2020): procurement, storage and refuelling operations (JIG standards). Jet A-1 only, no AVGAS, ~GBP 1.00/L. Fuel queries via Aviation Manager Carlos Soto Gallardo (•••, mob •••, •••).
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Available · 2 providers
St Helena Airport Limited (SHAL)
On-airport customs/cargo handling supported by airport staff; freight processed on flight days. Cargo reservations handled by Solomon & Company as Airlink agent.
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Solomon & Company (St Helena) Plc (Solomons)
Airlink cargo representative and freight-forwarding/clearing agent; cargo ••• / •••, ••• or •••.
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security
Available · 2 providers
St Helena Airport Limited (SHAL)
Aerodrome security screening run by the airport operator with ramp/security operations sub-contracted to Solomon & Company (St Helena) Plc, per SHAL's own 'About SHAL' page.
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Solomon & Company (St Helena) Plc (Solomons)
Provides support staff for aerodrome security operations at HLE as SHAL's ramp/security sub-contractor (confirmed on SHAL 'About SHAL' page).
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Not listed