# George Airport (GRJ / FAGG)

**George Airport** (IATA: GRJ, ICAO: FAGG) is a large airport in George, Western Cape, South Africa. It opened in 1977. It has one runway, 2,000 m (6,562 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Airports Company South Africa. In 2012 it handled 554 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fagg

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GRJ / FAGG
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Airports Company South Africa
- Serves: George, Western Cape, South Africa
- Opened: 1977
- Elevation: 198 m / 648 ft
- Coordinates: -34.0056, 22.3789
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 m / 6,562 ft
- Passengers: 554,204 (2012)
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
- Website: http://www.airports.co.za/airports/george-airport
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Airport (13 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431367
- Weather station: FAGG · WMO 68828
- Ident: FAGG

## Timeline

- 1977: George Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 2,000 m / 6,562 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 089° / 269° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 564,370 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 554,204 | Wikidata |

## Routes

4 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [DUR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fale.md) King Shaka International Airport · South Africa · 959 km / 596 mi · CemAir
- [JNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faor.md) O.R. Tambo International Airport · South Africa · 1,041 km / 647 mi · FlySafair, CemAir
- [HLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fala.md) Lanseria International Airport · South Africa · 1,044 km / 649 mi · FlySafair
- [HDS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faht.md) Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit · South Africa · 1,362 km / 846 mi · CemAir

### Cargo (1)

- [JNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faor.md) O.R. Tambo International Airport · South Africa · 1,041 km / 647 mi · BidAir Cargo

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from GRJ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- 5Z [CemAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cemair) · 3
- FA [FlySafair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flysafair) · 2

### Cargo (1)

- [BidAir Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bidair-cargo) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 554K (2012) | #1,072 of 3,974 | #70 in Africa | #7 in ZA |
| Longest runway | 2,000 m / 6,562 ft | =3,840 of 29,858 | =442 in Africa | #25 in ZA |
| Elevation | 198 m / 648 ft | =24,469 of 43,403 | #2,524 in Africa | #445 in ZA |
| Age | Opened 1977 | =7,544 of 15,079 | =88 in Africa | #10 in ZA |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =42 in ZA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | George Approach | 128.200 |
| GTE | APRON | 122.650 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.900 |
| ATIS |  | 126.225 |

## Nearby airports

- [ZA-0189](https://dromopedia.com/airports/za-0189.md) Leppan Airfield · 27 km / 17 mi
- [MZY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/famo.md) Mossel Bay Airport · 34 km / 21 mi
- [OUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faoh.md) Oudtshoorn Airport · 48 km / 30 mi
- [ZA-0115](https://dromopedia.com/airports/za-0115.md) Knysna / High Way Airfield · 56 km / 35 mi
- [ZA-0306](https://dromopedia.com/airports/za-0306.md) Cannon Valley Estate Airport · 57 km / 36 mi
- [ZA-0090](https://dromopedia.com/airports/za-0090.md) Assegaay Bosch Game Lodge Airport · 81 km / 51 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “George Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Airport&oldid=1363039180), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fagg/data