Sacaa Midrand is the South African Civil Aviation Authority is the civil aviation authority of South Africa, overseeing civil aviation and governing investigations of aviation accidents and incidents. It is headquartered in the Ikhaya Lokundiza Building 16 in Waterfall Park, Midrand, near Johannesburg.
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Contact the SACAA switchboard at 011 545 1000 for general enquiries.
Address: Building 16, Waterfall Park, Bekker Rd &, Treur Cl, Midrand, 1682
Closed ⋅ Opens 8AM Thu
Midrand Examinations
Booking Options
Please note: No counter bookings are allowed due to Covid -19 to minimise the spread of the virus.
Download and complete Form CA 61-91, EFT requisite amount, email completed form and proof of payment. (Bank details and email address given on Form CA 61-91).
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PEXO System Upgrade
Please note that the SACAA will be upgrading EBS. The upgrade will commence on Friday, 18 March at 15:00 and will end on Monday, 21 March 2026. Please note that the EBS System (EMPIC-EAP) will not be available during this period. No examinations must be written as it will affect the interface between PEXO (the examination system) and EBS. This upgrade is part of annual maintenance and improvement of the EBS system. It will also bring about some changes to the “look and feel” of the system and introduce more functionalities. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Next Available Dates for Examinations are from:
| ATPL, CPL, IR (OPS), GEN R/T | 13 JULY. 2026 |
| CABIN CREW | 13 JULY. 2026 |
| RAASA, AP, PPL, FI, NR, RESTR R/T & AME | 13 JULY. 2026 |
When sending emails to exams@caa.co.za or written@caa.co.za kindly make sure that you get an automated response with a case number CAS -……….-………… (if you did not receive the automated response, we never received you email). For assistance with emails that are not going through to us, please send an email to helpdesk@caa.co.za
AME initial Exams applications (not yet licensed) should be accompanied by ID copy/passport in order for us to allocate licence numbers for them.
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Examinations Notice
Due to Covid-19 and government regulation we are only allowed to limited number of student that can write per session (40 maximum), no counter bookings or changes will be allowed.
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Pexo exam system Maintenance dates for 2026
Aviation Training Organisations and Examination centres – please note of SACAA 2026 Pexo exam system Maintenance dates. No examinations must be scheduled on the below dates:
- 25 February 2026
- 22 July 2026
- 23 September 2026
- 21 October 2026
- 25 November 2026
Public Holidays 2026
Please note that no examinations will take place on public holidays or weekends.
- 1 January – New Year’s Day
- 21 March – Human Rights Day
- 15 April – Good Friday
- 18 April – Family Day
- 27 April – Freedom Day
- 1 May – Workers’ Day
- 2 May – Workers’ Day Holiday
- 16 June – Youth Day
- 9 August – National Women’s Day
- 24 September – Heritage Day
- 16 December – Day of Reconciliation
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Day of Goodwill