George Airport

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George Airport
George Lughawe
George Airport, Western Cape, South Africa.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Airports Company South Africa
Serves George, Garden Route District Municipality, South Africa
Opened1977
Hub for
Elevation  AMSL 639 ft / 195 m
Coordinates 34°00′24″S22°22′51″E / 34.00667°S 22.38083°E / -34.00667; 22.38083
Website https://www.airports.co.za/airports/george-airport
Map
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GRJ
Location in the Western Cape
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GRJ
GRJ (South Africa)
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GRJ
GRJ (Africa)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
11/292,0006,561 Asphalt
02/20 (CLOSED)1,2204,002 Asphalt
Statistics (FY2024/25)
Passenger traffic833,455
Aircraft movements31,265
Source: Airports Company South Africa [1] [2]

George Airport( IATA : GRJ, ICAO : FAGG) (Afrikaans : George Lughawe) is an airport located in George, Western Cape, South Africa. It was formerly known as P. W. Botha Airport, named after the state president who lived in this part of the country.

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This airport was originally built in 1977 as an exact replica of the Keetmanshoop Airport in Namibia, but since its expansion and renovation, it now looks completely different. George Airport has won the award for Africa's best airport in the category under two million passengers per year six times; the last time was in 2017. The award is given by Airports Council International (ACI). [3]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Airlink Cape Town, Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo
CemAir Bloemfontein, [4] Cape Town, [5] Durban, [6] Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo [7] Hoedspruit (Launches 16 May 2026) [8]
FlySafair Cape Town, Johannesburg–Lanseria, [9] Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo [10]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
BidAir Cargo Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo [11]

Traffic statistics

Annual Aircraft & Passenger Movements [12] [13] [14] [15]
YearAircraft% ChangePassengers% Change
2006--589,674Increase2.svg4.2%
2007--652,031Increase2.svg10.6%
2008--630,385Decrease2.svg3.3%
2009--548,498Decrease2.svg13.0%
2010--526,823Decrease2.svg4.0%
2011--565,291Increase2.svg7.3%
201239,664-544,306Decrease2.svg3.7%
201343,758Increase2.svg10.3%572,130Increase2.svg5.1%
201455,432Increase2.svg26.7%615,688Increase2.svg7.6%
201557,924Increase2.svg4.5%718,881Increase2.svg16.8%
201651,405Decrease2.svg11.2%738,641Increase2.svg2.7%
201732,961Decrease2.svg35.9%801,480Increase2.svg8.5%
201843,016Increase2.svg30.5%835,906Increase2.svg4.3%
201936,202Decrease2.svg15.8%830,118Decrease2.svg0.7%
202018,486Decrease2.svg49.0%267,816Decrease2.svg67.7%
202120,276Increase2.svg9.7%609,069Increase2.svg127.4%
202228,695Increase2.svg41.5%757,567Increase2.svg24.4%
202329,265Increase2.svg2.0%803,184Increase2.svg6.0%
202431,265Increase2.svg6.8%833,455Increase2.svg3.8%

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ACSA – Durban Passenger Statistics". Airports Company South Africa. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "ACSA – George Aircraft Statistics". Airports Company South Africa. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "George Airport wins award". George Herald. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  4. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/flycemair/photos/a.1416817981867233/2776145309267820/ [ user-generated source ]
  5. ↑ "Closure of Plettenberg Bay Airport to commercial flights sparks outcry".
  6. ↑ "Cemair 2Q23 Network Additions". AeroRoutes. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "CemAir / Scheduled flights in South Africa".
  8. ↑ "CemAir launches direct route between George and Hoedspruit". CemAir. CemAir (Pty) Ltd. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "Safair Adds Lanseria – George From March 2025". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "FlySafair Flight Schedule".
  11. ↑ bidaircargo.com – Network Archived 1 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 13 January 2021
  12. ↑ "ACSA Passenger Statistics". Airports Company South Africa. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  13. ↑ https://www.airports.co.za/StatisticsLib/GRJ%20PASSENGER.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  14. ↑ "GRJ Passenger Stats 2025" (PDF).
  15. ↑ "Aircraft Movements 2025" (PDF).
  16. ↑ Hradecky, Simon (7 December 2009). "Accident: SA Airlink E135 at George on Dec 7th 2009, overran runway". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
  17. ↑ "Airlink plane overshoots George runway". Mail & Guardian. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
  18. ↑ Business Day – Airlink in clear, Acsa blamed for George near-disaster

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