List of South African airports by passenger movements explained

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

Statistics

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. These seats, although not always full, give an accurate number of passengers expected.

2022/2023 statistics

Top 20 airports in South Africa by passenger movements
RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers		Notes
1O. R. Tambo International AirportJohannesburg, GautengJNB/FAOR15,622,216[2]
2Cape Town International AirportCape Town, Western CapeCPT/FACT8,407,751[3]
3King Shaka International AirportDurban, KwaZulu-NatalDUR/FALE4,307,419[4]
4Lanseria International AirportPretoria, GautengHLA/FALA2,482,872[5]
5Port Elizabeth AirportPort Elizabeth, Eastern CapePLZ/FAPE1,191,225[6]
6East London AirportEast London, Eastern CapeELS/FAEL714,598[7]
7George AirportGeorge, Western CapeGRJ/FAGG757,567[8]
8Bloemfontein AirportBloemfontein, Free StateBFN/FABL318,135[9]
9Hoedspruit AirportHoedspruit, MpumalangaHDS/FAHS264,992
10Nelspruit AirportNelspruit, MpumalangaMQP/FAKN260,000[10]
11Pietermaritzburg AirportPietermaritzburg, Kwa-Zulu NatalPZB/FAPM144,458
12Kimberley AirportKimberley, Northern CapeKIM/FAKM137,875[11]
13Upington AirportUpington, Northern CapeUTN/FAUP49,818[12]
14Skukuza AirportSkukuza, MpumalangaSZK/FASZ85,904
15Mthatha AirportMthatha, Eastern CapeUTT/FAUT76,960
16Sishen AirportSishen, Northern CapeSIS/FASS73,112[13]
17Polokwane AirportPolokwane, LimpopoPTG/FAPP69,264
18Plettenberg Bay AirportPlettenburg Bay, Western CapePBZ/FAPG57,200[14] [15]
19Richards Bay AirportRichards Bay, Kwa-Zulu NatalRCB/FARB51,272
20Margate AirportMargate, Kwa-Zulu NatalMGH/FAMG31,200

Historical

2020–2022 COVID-19

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

2012–13

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers		Rank
change		%
change
1.O. R. Tambo International AirportJohannesburg, GautengJNB/FAOR18,621,2592.01%
2.Cape Town International AirportCape Town, Western CapeCPT/FACT8,434,7991.65%
3.King Shaka International AirportDurban, KwaZulu-NatalDUR/FALE4,668,4677.37%
4.Port Elizabeth AirportPort Elizabeth, Eastern CapePLZ/FAPE1,311,5533.91%
5.East London AirportEast London, Eastern CapeELS/FAEL644,5205.43%
6.George AirportGeorge, Western CapeGRJ/FAGG544,3065.47%
7.Bloemfontein AirportBloemfontein, Free StateBFN/FABL411,6556.86%
8.Kimberley AirportKimberley, Northern CapeKIM/FAKM151,4057.95%
9.Upington AirportUpington, Northern CapeUTN/FAUP55,7266.7%

2011–12

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers		Rank
change		%
change
1.O. R. Tambo International AirportJohannesburg, GautengJNB/FAJS19,004,0011.82%
2.Cape Town International AirportCape Town, Western CapeCPT/FACT8,576,7094.27%
3.King Shaka International AirportDurban, KwaZulu-NatalDUR/FALE5,040,0943.14%
4.Port Elizabeth AirportPort Elizabeth, Eastern CapePLZ/FAPE1,364,9763.67%
5.East London AirportEast London, Eastern CapeELS/FAEL681,52912.42%
6.George AirportGeorge, Western CapeGRJ/FAGG575,7995.61%
7.Bloemfontein AirportBloemfontein, Free StateBFN/FABL441,9545.82%
8.Kimberley AirportKimberley, Northern CapeKIM/FAKM140,2985.62%
9.Upington AirportUpington, Northern CapeUTN/FAUP52,2247.68%

2010–11

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers		Rank
change		%
change
1.O. R. Tambo International AirportJohannesburg, GautengJNB/FAJS18,664,7286.07%
2.Cape Town International AirportCape Town, Western CapeCPT/FACT8,225,4225.32%
3.King Shaka International AirportDurban, KwaZulu-NatalDUR/FALE4,886,552N/A
4.Port Elizabeth AirportPort Elizabeth, Eastern CapePLZ/FAPE1,416,9224.99%
5.East London AirportEast London, Eastern CapeELS/FAEL778,18414.95%
6.George AirportGeorge, Western CapeGRJ/FAGG545,2061.41%
7.Bloemfontein AirportBloemfontein, Free StateBFN/FABL417,6425.14%
8.Kimberley AirportKimberley, Northern CapeKIM/FAKM132,8300.72%
9.Upington AirportUpington, Northern CapeUTN/FAUP48,49814.8%

2009–10

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers		Rank
change		%
change
1.O. R. Tambo International AirportJohannesburg, GautengJNB/FAJS17,596,2031.6%
2.Cape Town International AirportCape Town, Western CapeCPT/FACT7,810,0690.0%
3.Durban International AirportDurban, KwaZulu-NatalDUR/FADN4,403,3402.6%
4.Port Elizabeth AirportPort Elizabeth, Eastern CapePLZ/FAPE1,349,6734.2%
5.East London AirportEast London, Eastern CapeELS/FAEL676,9823.2%
6.George AirportGeorge, Western CapeGRJ/FAGG537,60010.9%
7.Bloemfontein AirportBloemfontein, Free StateBFN/FABL397,2282.8%
8.Kimberley AirportKimberley, Northern CapeKIM/FAKM131,88512.7%
9.Upington AirportUpington, Northern CapeUTN/FAUP42,22911.6%

2007–08

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers		Rank
change		%
change
1.O. R. Tambo International AirportJohannesburg, GautengJNB/FAJS19,457,7989.3%
2.Cape Town International AirportCape Town, Western CapeCPT/FACT8,426,61812.1%
3.Durban International AirportDurban, KwaZulu-NatalDUR/FADN4,792,55312.6%
4.Port Elizabeth AirportPort Elizabeth, Eastern CapePLZ/FAPE1,512,9245.1%
5.East London AirportEast London, Eastern CapeELS/FAEL741,2906.4%
6.George AirportGeorge, Western CapeGRJ/FAGG666,78111.5%
7.Bloemfontein AirportBloemfontein, Free StateBFN/FABL412,87316.7%
8.Kimberley AirportKimberley, Northern CapeKIM/FAKM150,59013.8%
9.Upington AirportUpington, Northern CapeUTN/FAUP48,76520.0%

2006–07

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers		Rank
change		%
change
1.O. R. Tambo International AirportJohannesburg, GautengJNB/FAJS17,794,10010.7%
2.Cape Town International AirportCape Town, Western CapeCPT/FACT7,518,54310.0%
3.Durban International AirportDurban, KwaZulu-NatalDUR/FADN4,257,71415.1%
4.Port Elizabeth AirportPort Elizabeth, Eastern CapePLZ/FAPE1,438,84510.4%
5.East London AirportEast London, Eastern CapeELS/FAEL696,51517.9%
6.George AirportGeorge, Western CapeGRJ/FAGG597,9102.3%
7.Bloemfontein AirportBloemfontein, Free StateBFN/FABL353,72338.8%
8.Kimberley AirportKimberley, Northern CapeKIM/FAKM132,35814.6%
9.Upington AirportUpington, Northern CapeUTN/FAUP40,63122.4%

2005–06

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers		Rank
change		%
change
1.O. R. Tambo International AirportJohannesburg, GautengJNB/FAJS16,078,44010.5%
2.Cape Town International AirportCape Town, Western CapeCPT/FACT6,834,17310.0%
3.Durban International AirportDurban, KwaZulu-NatalDUR/FADN3,698,04415.2%
4.Port Elizabeth AirportPort Elizabeth, Eastern CapePLZ/FAPE1,303,74718.7%
5.East London AirportEast London, Eastern CapeELS/FAEL590,606131.3%
6.George AirportGeorge, Western CapeGRJ/FAGG584,562123.3%
7.Bloemfontein AirportBloemfontein, Free StateBFN/FABL254,80510.8%
8.Kimberley AirportKimberley, Northern CapeKIM/FAKM115,50618.1%
9.Upington AirportUpington, Northern CapeUTN/FAUP33,1926.6%

2004–05

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers		Rank
change		%
change
1.O. R. Tambo International AirportJohannesburg, GautengJNB/FAJS14,555,364no datano data
2.Cape Town International AirportCape Town, Western CapeCPT/FACT6,214,903no datano data
3.Durban International AirportDurban, KwaZulu-NatalDUR/FADN3,209,263no datano data
4.Port Elizabeth AirportPort Elizabeth, Eastern CapePLZ/FAPE1,098,679no datano data
5.George AirportGeorge, Western CapeGRJ/FAGG474,024no datano data
6.East London AirportEast London, Eastern CapeELS/FAEL449,843no datano data
7.Bloemfontein AirportBloemfontein, Free StateBFN/FABL229,887no datano data
8.Kimberley AirportKimberley, Northern CapeKIM/FAKM97,837no datano data
9.Upington AirportUpington, Northern CapeUTN/FAUP31,123no datano data

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ACSA – Statistics . Airports Company South Africa . 7 August 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720010252/http://www.acsa.co.za/home.asp?pid=100 . 20 July 2011 .
  2. Web site: ACSA JNB Passenger Statistics .
  3. Web site: ACSA CPT Airport Statistics .
  4. Web site: ACSA DURBAN Airport Statistics .
  5. Web site: 2.2.2 South Africa Lanseria International Airport Digital Logistics Capacity Assessments . 2023-06-10 . dlca.logcluster.org.
  6. Web site: ACSA PLZ Airport Statistics .
  7. Web site: ACSA EAST LONDON Airport Statistics .
  8. Web site: ACSA GRJ Airport Statistics .
  9. Web site: ACSA BLOEMFONTEIN Airport Statistics .
  10. Web site: hendrik_admin . Our Airport . 2023-06-10 . KMI Airport . en-US.
  11. Web site: ACSA Kimberley Airport Statistics .
  12. Web site: ACSA Upington Airport Statistics .
  13. Web site: Airline Flight Schedule . 10 June 2023 . Airlink.
  14. Web site: Plett Airport's future in the balance . 2023-06-10 . Knysna-Plett Herald.
  15. Web site: CemAir / Scheduled flights in South Africa . 2023-06-10 . www.flycemair.co.za.
  16. News: 2020-03-31. Lockdown: These are the only flights you can take in – or out of – SA. Blue Sky Publications. 2022-06-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20200403041314/https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/offbeat/lockdown-south-africa-are-there-still-flights/. 2020-04-03.

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