George Airport
| IATA Code | GRJ |
| ICAO Code | FAGG |
| Location | 15km southwest of the city, directly at the N2 |
| Runways | 02/20 1220m (610m grass) 11/29 2000m |
| ILS | available at runway 11/29 |
| Radio Frequencies | TWR 118.9 APRON 122.65 APP 118.9 |
| Passengers per year | ≈500.000 |
| Movements per year | ≈9.000 |
| Airlines | Five South African airlines |
| Interesting facts | Gate to the "Garden Route" |
Built in 1977 as an exact replica of the Keetmanshoop Airport in Namibia, this relatively small airport is a busy, efficient enterprise that has won the "Airport of the Year" trophy five times since the contest was launched by South African Airways in 1987/88.
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More than 500.000 passengers pass through George Airport each year and a healthy cargo traffic includes flowers, fish, oysters, herbs and ferns. The increasing popularity of the Garden Route as a tourist destination is expected to boost passenger growth at George Airport even further in future. The main runway is 2000 metres long and 45 metres wide, while the secondary runway is 1220 metres, of which 610 metres is tar and 610 metres grass. |
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Category five emergency services are available, upgradeable to category seven on request. The main runway 11/29 has ILS available and is fully lit.
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