George Airport

George Airport

The terminal at George Airport, Western Cape, South Africa, on Dec 1, 2014
IATA: GRJICAO: FAGG
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Airports Company South Africa
Serves George, South Africa
Elevation AMSL 195 m / 639 ft
Coordinates 34°00′24″S 22°22′51″E / 34.00667°S 22.38083°E / -34.00667; 22.38083Coordinates: 34°00′24″S 22°22′51″E / 34.00667°S 22.38083°E / -34.00667; 22.38083
Website http://www.airports.co.za/airports/george-airport
Map
GRJ

Location in the Western Cape

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 2,000 6,561 Asphalt
02/20 (CLOSED) 1,220 4,002 Asphalt

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

This airport was built in 1977 as an exact replica of the Keetmanshoop Airport in Namibia. It has won awards for efficient operation two years running.

In 2013, the airport served 560,432 passengers, substantially more than the 154,000 in 2003.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Airlink Cape Town, Durban
CemAir Bloemfontein[1]
FlySafair Cape Town (seasonal), Johannesburg–OR Tambo, Johannesburg–Lanseria
Kulula Johannesburg–OR Tambo
Mango Johannesburg–OR Tambo
South African Express Johannesburg–OR Tambo

Flying Schools

Aviation

Traffic statistics

Annual passenger traffic [2]
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%

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

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