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List of South African airports by passenger movements

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

Statistics

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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

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Top 20 airports in South Africa by passenger movements
Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers[i]
Notes
1 O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, Gauteng JNB/FAOR 15,622,216 [4]
2 Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, Western Cape CPT/FACT 8,407,751 [5]
3 King Shaka International Airport Durban, KwaZulu-Natal DUR/FALE 4,307,419 [6]
4 Lanseria International Airport Pretoria, Gauteng HLA/FALA 2,482,872 [7][ii]
5 Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape PLZ/FAPE 1,191,225 [8]
6 East London Airport East London, Eastern Cape ELS/FAEL 714,598 [9]
7 George Airport George, Western Cape GRJ/FAGG 757,567 [10]
8 Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein, Free State BFN/FABL 318,135 [11]
9 Hoedspruit Airport Hoedspruit, Mpumalanga HDS/FAHS 264,992 [2][3][iii][iv]
10 Nelspruit Airport Nelspruit, Mpumalanga MQP/FAKN 260,000 [12]
11 Pietermaritzburg Airport Pietermaritzburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal PZB/FAPM 144,458 [2][v][vi]
12 Kimberley Airport Kimberley, Northern Cape KIM/FAKM 137,875 [13]
13 Upington Airport Upington, Northern Cape UTN/FAUP 49,818 [14]
14 Skukuza Airport Skukuza, Mpumalanga SZK/FASZ 85,904 [2][vii][viii]
15 Mthatha Airport Mthatha, Eastern Cape UTT/FAUT 76,960 [2][ix][x]
16 Sishen Airport Sishen, Northern Cape SIS/FASS 73,112 [2][xi][xii]
17 Polokwane Airport Polokwane, Limpopo PTG/FAPP 69,264 [2][xiii][xiv]
18 Plettenberg Bay Airport Plettenburg Bay, Western Cape PBZ/FAPG 57,200 [15] [3]
19 Richards Bay Airport Richards Bay, Kwa-Zulu Natal RCB/FARB 51,272 [2][xv][xvi]
20 Margate Airport Margate, Kwa-Zulu Natal MGH/FAMG 31,200 [3][xvii][xviii]

Historical

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At a glance

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

2020–2022 COVID-19

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

2012–13

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Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Rank
change
%
change
1. O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, Gauteng JNB/FAOR 18,621,259 Steady Decrease2.01%
2. Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, Western Cape CPT/FACT 8,434,799 Steady Decrease1.65%
3. King Shaka International Airport Durban, KwaZulu-Natal DUR/FALE 4,668,467 Steady Decrease7.37%
4. Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape PLZ/FAPE 1,311,553 Steady Decrease3.91%
5. East London Airport East London, Eastern Cape ELS/FAEL 644,520 Steady Decrease5.43%
6. George Airport George, Western Cape GRJ/FAGG 544,306 Steady Decrease5.47%
7. Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein, Free State BFN/FABL 411,655 Steady Decrease6.86%
8. Kimberley Airport Kimberley, Northern Cape KIM/FAKM 151,405 Steady Increase7.95%
9. Upington Airport Upington, Northern Cape UTN/FAUP 55,726 Steady Increase6.7%

2011–12

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Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Rank
change
%
change
1. O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, Gauteng JNB/FAJS 19,004,001 Steady Increase1.82%
2. Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, Western Cape CPT/FACT 8,576,709 Steady Increase4.27%
3. King Shaka International Airport Durban, KwaZulu-Natal DUR/FALE 5,040,094 Steady Increase3.14%
4. Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape PLZ/FAPE 1,364,976 Steady Decrease3.67%
5. East London Airport East London, Eastern Cape ELS/FAEL 681,529 Steady Decrease12.42%
6. George Airport George, Western Cape GRJ/FAGG 575,799 Steady Increase5.61%
7. Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein, Free State BFN/FABL 441,954 Steady Increase5.82%
8. Kimberley Airport Kimberley, Northern Cape KIM/FAKM 140,298 Steady Increase5.62%
9. Upington Airport Upington, Northern Cape UTN/FAUP 52,224 Steady Increase7.68%

2010–11

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Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Rank
change
%
change
1. O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, Gauteng JNB/FAJS 18,664,728 Steady Increase6.07%
2. Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, Western Cape CPT/FACT 8,225,422 Steady Increase5.32%
3. King Shaka International Airport Durban, KwaZulu-Natal DUR/FALE 4,886,552 New entry N/A
4. Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape PLZ/FAPE 1,416,922 Steady Increase4.99%
5. East London Airport East London, Eastern Cape ELS/FAEL 778,184 Steady Increase14.95%
6. George Airport George, Western Cape GRJ/FAGG 545,206 Steady Increase1.41%
7. Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein, Free State BFN/FABL 417,642 Steady Increase5.14%
8. Kimberley Airport Kimberley, Northern Cape KIM/FAKM 132,830 Steady Increase0.72%
9. Upington Airport Upington, Northern Cape UTN/FAUP 48,498 Steady Increase14.8%

2009–10

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Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Rank
change
%
change
1. O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, Gauteng JNB/FAJS 17,596,203 Steady Decrease1.6%
2. Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, Western Cape CPT/FACT 7,810,069 Steady Decrease0.0%
3. Durban International Airport Durban, KwaZulu-Natal DUR/FADN 4,403,340 Steady Increase2.6%
4. Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape PLZ/FAPE 1,349,673 Steady Decrease4.2%
5. East London Airport East London, Eastern Cape ELS/FAEL 676,982 Steady Decrease3.2%
6. George Airport George, Western Cape GRJ/FAGG 537,600 Steady Decrease10.9%
7. Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein, Free State BFN/FABL 397,228 Steady Decrease2.8%
8. Kimberley Airport Kimberley, Northern Cape KIM/FAKM 131,885 Steady Decrease12.7%
9. Upington Airport Upington, Northern Cape UTN/FAUP 42,229 Steady Decrease11.6%

2007–08

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Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Rank
change
%
change
1. O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, Gauteng JNB/FAJS 19,457,798 Steady Increase9.3%
2. Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, Western Cape CPT/FACT 8,426,618 Steady Increase12.1%
3. Durban International Airport Durban, KwaZulu-Natal DUR/FADN 4,792,553 Steady Increase12.6%
4. Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape PLZ/FAPE 1,512,924 Steady Increase5.1%
5. East London Airport East London, Eastern Cape ELS/FAEL 741,290 Steady Increase6.4%
6. George Airport George, Western Cape GRJ/FAGG 666,781 Steady Increase11.5%
7. Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein, Free State BFN/FABL 412,873 Steady Increase16.7%
8. Kimberley Airport Kimberley, Northern Cape KIM/FAKM 150,590 Steady Increase13.8%
9. Upington Airport Upington, Northern Cape UTN/FAUP 48,765 Steady Increase20.0%

2006–07

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Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Rank
change
%
change
1. O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, Gauteng JNB/FAJS 17,794,100 Steady Increase10.7%
2. Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, Western Cape CPT/FACT 7,518,543 Steady Increase10.0%
3. Durban International Airport Durban, KwaZulu-Natal DUR/FADN 4,257,714 Steady Increase15.1%
4. Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape PLZ/FAPE 1,438,845 Steady Increase10.4%
5. East London Airport East London, Eastern Cape ELS/FAEL 696,515 Steady Increase17.9%
6. George Airport George, Western Cape GRJ/FAGG 597,910 Steady Increase2.3%
7. Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein, Free State BFN/FABL 353,723 Steady Increase38.8%
8. Kimberley Airport Kimberley, Northern Cape KIM/FAKM 132,358 Steady Increase14.6%
9. Upington Airport Upington, Northern Cape UTN/FAUP 40,631 Steady Increase22.4%

2005–06

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Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Rank
change
%
change
1. O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, Gauteng JNB/FAJS 16,078,440 Steady Increase10.5%
2. Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, Western Cape CPT/FACT 6,834,173 Steady Increase10.0%
3. Durban International Airport Durban, KwaZulu-Natal DUR/FADN 3,698,044 Steady Increase15.2%
4. Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape PLZ/FAPE 1,303,747 Steady Increase18.7%
5. East London Airport East London, Eastern Cape ELS/FAEL 590,606 Increase1 Increase31.3%
6. George Airport George, Western Cape GRJ/FAGG 584,562 Decrease1 Increase23.3%
7. Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein, Free State BFN/FABL 254,805 Steady Increase10.8%
8. Kimberley Airport Kimberley, Northern Cape KIM/FAKM 115,506 Steady Increase18.1%
9. Upington Airport Upington, Northern Cape UTN/FAUP 33,192 Steady Increase6.6%

2004–05

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Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Rank
change
%
change
1. O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, Gauteng JNB/FAJS 14,555,364 no data no data
2. Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, Western Cape CPT/FACT 6,214,903 no data no data
3. Durban International Airport Durban, KwaZulu-Natal DUR/FADN 3,209,263 no data no data
4. Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape PLZ/FAPE 1,098,679 no data no data
5. George Airport George, Western Cape GRJ/FAGG 474,024 no data no data
6. East London Airport East London, Eastern Cape ELS/FAEL 449,843 no data no data
7. Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein, Free State BFN/FABL 229,887 no data no data
8. Kimberley Airport Kimberley, Northern Cape KIM/FAKM 97,837 no data no data
9. Upington Airport Upington, Northern Cape UTN/FAUP 31,123 no data no data

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Airports Company South Africa. "ACSA – Statistics". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Airline Flight Schedule" (PDF). Airlink. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "CemAir / Scheduled flights in South Africa". www.flycemair.co.za. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  4. ^ "ACSA JNB Passenger Statistics" (PDF).
  5. ^ "ACSA CPT Airport Statistics" (PDF).
  6. ^ "ACSA DURBAN Airport Statistics" (PDF).
  7. ^ "2.2.2 South Africa Lanseria International Airport | Digital Logistics Capacity Assessments". dlca.logcluster.org. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  8. ^ "ACSA PLZ Airport Statistics" (PDF).
  9. ^ "ACSA EAST LONDON Airport Statistics" (PDF).
  10. ^ "ACSA GRJ Airport Statistics" (PDF).
  11. ^ "ACSA BLOEMFONTEIN Airport Statistics" (PDF).
  12. ^ hendrik_admin. "Our Airport". KMI Airport. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  13. ^ "ACSA Kimberley Airport Statistics" (PDF).
  14. ^ "ACSA Upington Airport Statistics" (PDF).
  15. ^ "Plett Airport's future in the balance". Knysna-Plett Herald. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Lockdown: These are the only flights you can take in – or out of – SA". Blue Sky Publications. 31 March 2020. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  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
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