List of South African airports by passenger movements

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The following is a list of South African airports by passenger movements.

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Statistics

All information below is sourced from the annual statistics published by the Airports Company South Africa. Figures are between 1 April and 31 March the following year. [1] Airports not controlled by the Airports Company South Africa do not generally publish or are delayed when updating their passenger statistics. Airports without official statistics have been displayed as current seat capacity on regularly scheduled flights. [2] [3] These seats, although not always full, give an accurate number of passengers expected.

2022/2023 statistics

Top 20 airports in South Africa by passenger movements
RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers [lower-roman 1]
Notes
1 O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, Gauteng JNB/FAOR15,622,216 [4]
2 Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, Western Cape CPT/FACT8,407,751 [5]
3 King Shaka International Airport Durban, KwaZulu-Natal DUR/FALE4,307,419 [6]
4 Lanseria International Airport Johannesburg, Gauteng HLA/FALA2,482,872 [7] [lower-roman 2]
5 Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape PLZ/FAPE1,191,225 [8]
6 East London Airport East London, Eastern Cape ELS/FAEL714,598 [9]
7 George Airport George, Western Cape GRJ/FAGG757,567 [10]
8 Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein, Free State BFN/FABL318,135 [11]
9 Hoedspruit Airport Hoedspruit, Mpumalanga HDS/FAHS264,992 [2] [3] [lower-roman 3] [lower-roman 4]
10 Nelspruit Airport Nelspruit, Mpumalanga MQP/FAKN260,000 [12]
11 Pietermaritzburg Airport Pietermaritzburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal PZB/FAPM144,458 [2] [lower-roman 5] [lower-roman 6]
12 Kimberley Airport Kimberley, Northern Cape KIM/FAKM137,875 [13]
13 Upington Airport Upington, Northern Cape UTN/FAUP49,818 [14]
14 Skukuza Airport Skukuza, Mpumalanga SKZ/FASZ85,904 [2] [lower-roman 7] [lower-roman 8]
15 Mthatha Airport Mthatha, Eastern Cape UTT/FAUT76,960 [2] [lower-roman 9] [lower-roman 10]
16 Sishen Airport Sishen, Northern Cape SIS/FASS73,112 [2] [lower-roman 11] [lower-roman 12]
17 Polokwane Airport Polokwane, Limpopo PTG/FAPP69,264 [2] [lower-roman 13] [lower-roman 14]
18 Plettenberg Bay Airport Plettenburg Bay, Western Cape PBZ/FAPG57,200 [15] [3]
19 Richards Bay Airport Richards Bay, Kwa-Zulu Natal RCB/FARB51,272 [2] [lower-roman 15] [lower-roman 16]
20 Margate Airport Margate, Kwa-Zulu Natal MGH/FAMG31,200 [3] [lower-roman 17] [lower-roman 18]

Historical

At a glance

Annual (calendar) traffic on busiest S.A. airports. See Wikidata query.

2020–2022 COVID-19

During the lockdowns for the COVID-19 pandemic, most commercial flights were halted [16] at first.

2012–13

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Rank
change
%
change
1. O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, GautengJNB/FAOR18,621,259Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg2.01%
2. Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, Western CapeCPT/FACT8,434,799Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg1.65%
3. King Shaka International Airport Durban, KwaZulu-NatalDUR/FALE4,668,467Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg7.37%
4. Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth, Eastern CapePLZ/FAPE1,311,553Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg3.91%
5. East London Airport East London, Eastern CapeELS/FAEL644,520Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg5.43%
6. George Airport George, Western Cape GRJ/FAGG544,306Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg5.47%
7. Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein, Free StateBFN/FABL411,655Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg6.86%
8. Kimberley Airport Kimberley, Northern Cape KIM/FAKM151,405Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg7.95%
9. Upington Airport Upington, Northern Cape UTN/FAUP55,726Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg6.7%

2011–12

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Rank
change
%
change
1. O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, GautengJNB/FAJS19,004,001Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg1.82%
2. Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, Western CapeCPT/FACT8,576,709Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg4.27%
3. King Shaka International Airport Durban, KwaZulu-NatalDUR/FALE5,040,094Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg3.14%
4. Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth, Eastern CapePLZ/FAPE1,364,976Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg3.67%
5. East London Airport East London, Eastern CapeELS/FAEL681,529Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg12.42%
6. George Airport George, Western Cape GRJ/FAGG575,799Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg5.61%
7. Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein, Free StateBFN/FABL441,954Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg5.82%
8. Kimberley Airport Kimberley, Northern Cape KIM/FAKM140,298Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg5.62%
9. Upington Airport Upington, Northern Cape UTN/FAUP52,224Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg7.68%

2010–11

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Rank
change
%
change
1. O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, GautengJNB/FAJS18,664,728Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg6.07%
2. Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, Western CapeCPT/FACT8,225,422Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg5.32%
3. King Shaka International Airport Durban, KwaZulu-NatalDUR/FALE4,886,552New.pngN/A
4. Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth, Eastern CapePLZ/FAPE1,416,922Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg4.99%
5. East London Airport East London, Eastern CapeELS/FAEL778,184Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg14.95%
6. George Airport George, Western Cape GRJ/FAGG545,206Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg1.41%
7. Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein, Free StateBFN/FABL417,642Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg5.14%
8. Kimberley Airport Kimberley, Northern Cape KIM/FAKM132,830Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg0.72%
9. Upington Airport Upington, Northern Cape UTN/FAUP48,498Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg14.8%

2009–10

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Rank
change
%
change
1. O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, GautengJNB/FAJS17,596,203Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg1.6%
2. Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, Western CapeCPT/FACT7,810,069Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg0.0%
3. Durban International Airport Durban, KwaZulu-NatalDUR/FADN4,403,340Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg2.6%
4. Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth, Eastern CapePLZ/FAPE1,349,673Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg4.2%
5. East London Airport East London, Eastern CapeELS/FAEL676,982Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg3.2%
6. George Airport George, Western Cape GRJ/FAGG537,600Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg10.9%
7. Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein, Free StateBFN/FABL397,228Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg2.8%
8. Kimberley Airport Kimberley, Northern Cape KIM/FAKM131,885Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg12.7%
9. Upington Airport Upington, Northern Cape UTN/FAUP42,229Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg11.6%

2007–08

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Rank
change
%
change
1. O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, GautengJNB/FAJS19,457,798Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg9.3%
2. Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, Western CapeCPT/FACT8,426,618Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg12.1%
3. Durban International Airport Durban, KwaZulu-NatalDUR/FADN4,792,553Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg12.6%
4. Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth, Eastern CapePLZ/FAPE1,512,924Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg5.1%
5. East London Airport East London, Eastern CapeELS/FAEL741,290Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg6.4%
6. George Airport George, Western Cape GRJ/FAGG666,781Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg11.5%
7. Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein, Free StateBFN/FABL412,873Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg16.7%
8. Kimberley Airport Kimberley, Northern Cape KIM/FAKM150,590Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg13.8%
9. Upington Airport Upington, Northern Cape UTN/FAUP48,765Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg20.0%

2006–07

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Rank
change
%
change
1. O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, GautengJNB/FAJS17,794,100Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg10.7%
2. Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, Western CapeCPT/FACT7,518,543Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg10.0%
3. Durban International Airport Durban, KwaZulu-NatalDUR/FADN4,257,714Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg15.1%
4. Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth, Eastern CapePLZ/FAPE1,438,845Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg10.4%
5. East London Airport East London, Eastern CapeELS/FAEL696,515Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg17.9%
6. George Airport George, Western Cape GRJ/FAGG597,910Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg2.3%
7. Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein, Free StateBFN/FABL353,723Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg38.8%
8. Kimberley Airport Kimberley, Northern Cape KIM/FAKM132,358Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg14.6%
9. Upington Airport Upington, Northern Cape UTN/FAUP40,631Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg22.4%

2005–06

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Rank
change
%
change
1. O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, GautengJNB/FAJS16,078,440Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg10.5%
2. Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, Western CapeCPT/FACT6,834,173Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg10.0%
3. Durban International Airport Durban, KwaZulu-NatalDUR/FADN3,698,044Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg15.2%
4. Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth, Eastern CapePLZ/FAPE1,303,747Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg18.7%
5. East London Airport East London, Eastern CapeELS/FAEL590,606Increase2.svg1Increase2.svg31.3%
6. George Airport George, Western Cape GRJ/FAGG584,562Decrease2.svg1Increase2.svg23.3%
7. Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein, Free StateBFN/FABL254,805Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg10.8%
8. Kimberley Airport Kimberley, Northern Cape KIM/FAKM115,506Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg18.1%
9. Upington Airport Upington, Northern Cape UTN/FAUP33,192Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg6.6%

2004–05

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Rank
change
%
change
1. O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, GautengJNB/FAJS14,555,364no datano data
2. Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, Western CapeCPT/FACT6,214,903no datano data
3. Durban International Airport Durban, KwaZulu-NatalDUR/FADN3,209,263no datano data
4. Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth, Eastern CapePLZ/FAPE1,098,679no datano data
5. George Airport George, Western Cape GRJ/FAGG474,024no datano data
6. East London Airport East London, Eastern CapeELS/FAEL449,843no datano data
7. Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein, Free StateBFN/FABL229,887no datano data
8. Kimberley Airport Kimberley, Northern Cape KIM/FAKM97,837no datano data
9. Upington Airport Upington, Northern Cape UTN/FAUP31,123no datano data

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  1. Departing and arriving passengers
  2. 2019 Statistics
  3. 35 weekly flights (21 Johannesburg 1,512 Seats) (14 Cape Town 1036 Seats) 2,548 x 52
  4. Seat Capacity Calculation
  5. 25 weekly flights on Airlink (17 E135, 1 E170 and 7 E190) 1,389 weekly seats x 52
  6. Seat Capacity Calculation
  7. 21 weekly flights (14 Johannesburg 567 Seats) (7 Cape Town 259 Seats) 829 x 52
  8. Seat Capacity Calculation
  9. 20 weekly flights on Airlink (20 E135) 740 weekly seats x 52
  10. Seat Capacity Calculation
  11. 19 weekly flights on Airlink (19 E135) 705 weekly seats x 52
  12. Seat Capacity Calculation
  13. 18 weekly flights on Airlink (18 E135) 666 weekly seats x 52
  14. Seat Capacity Calculation
  15. 17 weekly flights on Airlink (17 BJ41) 493 weekly seats x 52
  16. Seat Capacity Calculation
  17. 6 weekly flights on Cemair (6 DASH 8-300) 300 weekly seats x 52
  18. Seat Capacity Calculation