George Airport

Coordinates: 34°00′24″S 22°22′51″E / 34.00667°S 22.38083°E / -34.00667; 22.38083
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George Airport
George, Garden Route District Municipality, South Africa
Hub for
Elevation 
AMSL
639 ft / 195 m
Coordinates34°00′24″S 22°22′51″E / 34.00667°S 22.38083°E / -34.00667; 22.38083
Websiteacsa.co.za
Map
GRJ is located in Western Cape
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Location in the Western Cape
GRJ is located in South Africa
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GRJ (South Africa)
GRJ is located in Africa
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GRJ (Africa)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 2,000 6,561 Asphalt
02/20 (CLOSED) 1,220 4,002 Asphalt
Statistics (Jan-Dec 2019)
Passenger traffic840,804

George Airport (

state president
who lived in this part of the country.

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]

In 2013, the airport served 560,432 passengers, substantially more than the 154,000 in 2003. From 2014 onwards, continued increase in passenger numbers were witnessed, with 2017 seeing a record number of passengers (785,486), closing in on the design capacity of the airport which should necessitate further terminal expansion in the near future.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Airlink Cape Town, Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo
Bloemfontein,[4] Cape Town,[5] Durban,[6] Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo[7]
FlySafair Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
BidAir Cargo Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo[8]

Traffic statistics

Civil annual passenger traffic. See Wikidata query.
Annual passenger traffic[9]
Year Passengers % Change
2006 589,674 Increase4.2%
2007 652,031 Increase10.6%
2008 630,385 Decrease3.3%
2009 548,498 Decrease13.0%
2010 526,823 Decrease4.0%
2011 565,291 Increase7.3%
2012 555,386 Decrease1.8%
2013 560,432 Increase0.9%
2014 597,637 Increase6.6%
2015 698,187 Increase16.8%
2016 738,475 Increase5.8%
2017 785,486 Increase6.4%
2018 836,699 Increase6.5%
2019 840,813 Increase0.49%

Accidents and incidents

  • 7 December 2009 – An
    Airports Company of South Africa.[12]

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 – Durban Aircraft Statistics". Airports Company South Africa. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  3. ^ "George Airport wins award". George Herald. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
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  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. ^ bidaircargo.com – Network. Retrieved 13 January 2021
  9. ^ "ACSA Passenger Statistics". Airports Company South Africa. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  10. ^ Hradecky, Simon (7 December 2009). "Accident: SA Airlink E135 at George on Dec 7th 2009, overran runway". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
  11. ^ "Airlink plane overshoots George runway". Mail & Guardian. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
  12. ^ Business Day – Airlink in clear, Acsa blamed for George near-disaster

External links

Media related to George Airport at Wikimedia Commons

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