
The 22 largest airports and airlines in South Africa
Further information is provided on the 22 biggest airports in South Africa. At OR Tambo International Airport alone, 49 airlines operate and serve flights to and from 81 destinations.Out of the five airlines of the country we have listed biggest 5. Airlink is leading here with a total of 19 flight destinations.
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The 22 biggest airports in South Africa
IATA | Name | City | Airlines | Destinations |
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JNB | OR Tambo International Airport | Johannesburg | 49 | 81 |
CPT | Cape Town International Airport | Cape Town | 19 | 23 |
DUR | King Shaka International Airport | Durban | 6 | 13 |
GRJ | George Airport | George | 3 | 3 |
HLA | Lanseria Airport | Johannesburg | 3 | 2 |
PLZ | Port Elizabeth Airport | Port Elizabeth | 3 | 4 |
BFN | Bram Fischer International Airport | Bloemfontain | 2 | 3 |
ELS | Ben Schoeman Airport | East London | 2 | 4 |
KIM | Kimberley Airport | Kimberley | 1 | 2 |
MQP | Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport | Mpumalanga | 1 | 4 |
MGH | Margate Airport | Margate | 1 | 1 |
PHW | Hendrik Van Eck Airport | Phalaborwa | 1 | 1 |
PZB | Pietermaritzburg Airport | Pietermaritzburg | 1 | 1 |
PTG | Polokwane International Airport | Polokwane | 1 | 1 |
RCB | Richards Bay Airport | Richards Bay | 1 | 1 |
UTN | Pierre Van Ryneveld Airport | Upington | 1 | 2 |
UTT | K. D. Matanzima Airport | Mthatha | 1 | 1 |
QRA | Rand Airport | Johannesburg | n/a | n/a |
AAM | Malamala Airport | Malamala | n/a | n/a |
MBD | Mmabatho International Airport | Mafeking | n/a | n/a |
PRY | Wonderboom Airport | Pretoria | n/a | n/a |
HDS | Hoedspruit Air Force Base Airport | Hoedspruit | 1 | 2 |
Freight volume
In 2020, a total of 102.39 million ton-kilometers (= total mass transported in tons multiplied by kilometers traveled) of cargo was moved by air in South Africa.The biggest airlines based in South Africa
The largest airline in the country with scheduled passenger traffic and in terms of fleet size is Airlink. It flies to 19 domestic and international airports. It currently has a fleet of 61 aircrafts. The main airlines for civil passenger traffic in South Africa are:IATA | Name | Callsign | Fleet size | Destinations |
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4Z | Airlink | Link | 61 | 19 |
FA | FlySafair | Safair | 26 | 19 |
5Z | CemAir | Cemair | 23 | 16 |
SA | South African Airways | Springbok | 9 | 10 |
GE | Lift | Globe | 3 | 3 |