List of South African airports by passenger movements
Introduction 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. 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 movementsRankAirportLocationCode(IATA/ICAO)TotalpassengersNotes1O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, GautengJNB/FAOR15,622,2162Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, Western CapeCPT/FACT8,407,7513King Shaka International Airport Durban, KwaZulu-NatalDUR/FALE4,307,4194Lanseria International AirportJohannesburg, GautengHLA/FALA2,482,8725Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth, Eastern CapePLZ/FAPE1,191,2256East London Airport East London, Eastern CapeELS/FAEL714,5987George Airport George, Western CapeGRJ/FAGG757,5678Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein, Free StateBFN/FABL318,1359Hoedspruit AirportHoedspruit, MpumalangaHDS/FAHS264,99210Nelspruit AirportNelspruit, MpumalangaMQP/FAKN260,00011Pietermaritzburg AirportPietermaritzburg, Kwa-Zulu NatalPZB/FAPM144,458 12Kimberley Airport Kimberley, Northern CapeKIM/FAKM137,87513Upington Airport Upington, Northern CapeUTN/FAUP49,81814Skukuza AirportSkukuza, MpumalangaSZK/FASZ85,90415Mthatha AirportMthatha, Eastern CapeUTT/FAUT76,960 16Sishen AirportSishen, Northern CapeSIS/FASS73,112 17Polokwane AirportPolokwane, LimpopoPTG/FAPP69,264 18Plettenberg Bay AirportPlettenburg Bay, Western CapePBZ/FAPG57,200 19Richards Bay AirportRichards Bay, Kwa-Zulu NatalRCB/FARB51,272 20Margate AirportMargate, Kwa-Zulu NatalMGH/FAMG31,200
Historical ===At a glance======2020–2022 COVID-19===During the lockdowns for the COVID-19 pandemic, most commercial flights were halted at first.===2012–13===+RankAirportLocationCode(IATA/ICAO)TotalpassengersRankchange%change1.O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, GautengJNB/FAOR2.01%2.Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, Western CapeCPT/FACT1.65%3.King Shaka International Airport Durban, KwaZulu-NatalDUR/FALE7.37%4.Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth, Eastern CapePLZ/FAPE3.91%5.East London Airport East London, Eastern CapeELS/FAEL5.43%6.George Airport George, Western CapeGRJ/FAGG5.47%7.Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein, Free StateBFN/FABL6.86%8.Kimberley Airport Kimberley, Northern CapeKIM/FAKM7.95%9.Upington Airport Upington, Northern CapeUTN/FAUP6.7%===2011–12===+RankAirportLocationCode(IATA/ICAO)TotalpassengersRankchange%change1.O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, GautengJNB/FAJS1.82%2.Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, Western CapeCPT/FACT4.27%3.King Shaka International Airport Durban, KwaZulu-NatalDUR/FALE3.14%4.Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth, Eastern CapePLZ/FAPE3.67%5.East London Airport East London, Eastern CapeELS/FAEL12.42%6.George Airport George, Western CapeGRJ/FAGG5.61%7.Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein, Free StateBFN/FABL5.82%8.Kimberley Airport Kimberley, Northern CapeKIM/FAKM5.62%9.Upington Airport Upington, Northern CapeUTN/FAUP7.68%===2010–11===+RankAirportLocationCode(IATA/ICAO)TotalpassengersRankchange%change1.O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, GautengJNB/FAJS6.07%2.Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, Western CapeCPT/FACT5.32%3.King Shaka International Airport Durban, KwaZulu-NatalDUR/FALE''N/A''4.Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth, Eastern CapePLZ/FAPE4.99%5.East London Airport East London, Eastern CapeELS/FAEL14.95%6.George Airport George, Western CapeGRJ/FAGG1.41%7.Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein, Free StateBFN/FABL5.14%8.Kimberley Airport Kimberley, Northern CapeKIM/FAKM0.72%9.Upington Airport Upington, Northern CapeUTN/FAUP14.8%===2009–10===+RankAirportLocationCode(IATA/ICAO)TotalpassengersRankchange%change1.O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, GautengJNB/FAJS1.6%2.Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, Western CapeCPT/FACT0.0%3.Durban International Airport Durban, KwaZulu-NatalDUR/FADN2.6%4.Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth, Eastern CapePLZ/FAPE4.2%5.East London Airport East London, Eastern CapeELS/FAEL3.2%6.George Airport George, Western CapeGRJ/FAGG10.9%7.Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein, Free StateBFN/FABL2.8%8.Kimberley Airport Kimberley, Northern CapeKIM/FAKM12.7%9.Upington Airport Upington, Northern CapeUTN/FAUP11.6%===2007–08===+RankAirportLocationCode(IATA/ICAO)TotalpassengersRankchange%change1.O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, GautengJNB/FAJS9.3%2.Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, Western CapeCPT/FACT12.1%3.Durban International Airport Durban, KwaZulu-NatalDUR/FADN12.6%4.Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth, Eastern CapePLZ/FAPE5.1%5.East London Airport East London, Eastern CapeELS/FAEL6.4%6.George Airport George, Western CapeGRJ/FAGG11.5%7.Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein, Free StateBFN/FABL16.7%8.Kimberley Airport Kimberley, Northern CapeKIM/FAKM13.8%9.Upington Airport Upington, Northern CapeUTN/FAUP20.0%===2006–07===+RankAirportLocationCode(IATA/ICAO)TotalpassengersRankchange%change1.O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, GautengJNB/FAJS10.7%2.Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, Western CapeCPT/FACT10.0%3.Durban International Airport Durban, KwaZulu-NatalDUR/FADN15.1%4.Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth, Eastern CapePLZ/FAPE10.4%5.East London Airport East London, Eastern CapeELS/FAEL17.9%6.George Airport George, Western CapeGRJ/FAGG2.3%7.Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein, Free StateBFN/FABL38.8%8.Kimberley Airport Kimberley, Northern CapeKIM/FAKM14.6%9.Upington Airport Upington, Northern CapeUTN/FAUP22.4%===2005–06===+RankAirportLocationCode(IATA/ICAO)TotalpassengersRankchange%change1.O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, GautengJNB/FAJS10.5%2.Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, Western CapeCPT/FACT10.0%3.Durban International Airport Durban, KwaZulu-NatalDUR/FADN15.2%4.Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth, Eastern CapePLZ/FAPE18.7%5.East London Airport East London, Eastern CapeELS/FAEL590,606131.3%6.George Airport George, Western CapeGRJ/FAGG584,562123.3%7.Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein, Free StateBFN/FABL10.8%8.Kimberley Airport Kimberley, Northern CapeKIM/FAKM18.1%9.Upington Airport Upington, Northern CapeUTN/FAUP6.6%===2004–05===+RankAirportLocationCode(IATA/ICAO)TotalpassengersRankchange%change1.O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, GautengJNB/FAJS14,555,364''no data''''no data''2.Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, Western CapeCPT/FACT6,214,903''no data''''no data''3.Durban International Airport Durban, KwaZulu-NatalDUR/FADN3,209,263''no data''''no data''4.Port Elizabeth Airport Port Elizabeth, Eastern CapePLZ/FAPE1,098,679''no data''''no data''5.George Airport George, Western CapeGRJ/FAGG474,024''no data''''no data''6.East London Airport East London, Eastern CapeELS/FAEL449,843''no data''''no data''7.Bloemfontein Airport Bloemfontein, Free StateBFN/FABL229,887''no data''''no data''8.Kimberley Airport Kimberley, Northern CapeKIM/FAKM97,837''no data''''no data''9.Upington Airport Upington, Northern CapeUTN/FAUP31,123''no data''''no data''
See also * List of airports in South Africa
References
External links *  Airports Company of South Africa