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George Airport

George Airport
IATA: GRJ ICAO: FAGG
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Airports Company South Africa
Serves	George, Garden Route District Municipality, South Africa
Hub for	FlySafair LIFT (airline) South African Airways
Elevation AMSL	639 ft / 195 m
Coordinates	34°00′24″S 22°22′51″E / 34.00667°S 22.38083°E / -34.00667; 22.38083
Website	acsa.co.za
Map
GRJ Location in the Western Cape Show map of Western Cape GRJ GRJ (South Africa) Show map of South Africa GRJ GRJ (Africa) Show map of 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 traffic 840,804
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.

This airport was originally built in 1977 as an exact replica of the Keetmanshoop AirportinNamibia, 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[edit]

Passenger[edit]

Cargo[edit]

Traffic statistics[edit]

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

Annual passenger traffic^[9]

Year	Passengers	% Change
2006	589,674	4.2%
2007	652,031	10.6%
2008	630,385	3.3%
2009	548,498	13.0%
2010	526,823	4.0%
2011	565,291	7.3%
2012	555,386	1.8%
2013	560,432	0.9%
2014	597,637	6.6%
2015	698,187	16.8%
2016	738,475	5.8%
2017	785,486	6.4%
2018	836,699	6.5%
2019	840,813	0.49%

Accidents and incidents[edit]

• 7 December 2009 – An Embraer ERJ 135 (registration:ZS-SJW) operated by Airlink on a scheduled flight (SA-8625) overran the runway in wet conditions and ended up on a public road. There were no fatalities, but the plane suffered substantial damage.^[10][11] The accident was caused by an incorrect sealant used on the runway, and the airline was cleared of all blame. Airlink's insurers took legal action against the state-owned Airports Company of South Africa.^[12]

See also[edit]

• List of airports in South Africa
• List of South African airports by passenger movements

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Media related to George Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Weather SA – George Airport webcam

Aviation