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George Airport Шаблон:Airport codes (Шаблон:Lang-af) is an airport located in George, Western Cape, South Africa. It was formerly known as P.W. Botha Airport, named after the state president who lived in this part of the country.

This airport was originally built in 1977 as an exact replica of the Keetmanshoop Airport in Namibia, but since its expansion and renovation, it now looks completely different. George Airport has won the award for Africa's best airport in the category under two million passengers per year six times; the last time was in 2017. The award is given by Airports Council International (ACI).[1]

In 2013, the airport served 560,432 passengers, substantially more than the 154,000 in 2003. From 2014 onwards, continued increase in passenger numbers were witnessed, with 2017 seeing a record number of passengers (785,486), closing in on the design capacity of the airport which should necessitate further terminal expansion in the near future.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

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Cargo

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Traffic statistics

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Annual passenger traffic[2]
Year Passengers % Change
2006 589,674 Шаблон:Increase4.2%
2007 652,031 Шаблон:Increase10.6%
2008 630,385 Шаблон:Decrease3.3%
2009 548,498 Шаблон:Decrease13.0%
2010 526,823 Шаблон:Decrease4.0%
2011 565,291 Шаблон:Increase7.3%
2012 555,386 Шаблон:Decrease1.8%
2013 560,432 Шаблон:Increase0.9%
2014 597,637 Шаблон:Increase6.6%
2015 698,187 Шаблон:Increase16.8%
2016 738,475 Шаблон:Increase5.8%
2017 785,486 Шаблон:Increase6.4%
2018 836,699 Шаблон:Increase6.5%
2019 840,813 Шаблон:Increase0.49%

Accidents and incidents

  • 7 December 2009 – An Embraer ERJ 135 (registration:ZS-SJW) operated by Airlink on a scheduled flight (SA-8625) overran the runway in wet conditions and ended up on a public road. There were no fatalities, but the plane suffered substantial damage.[3][4] The accident was caused by an incorrect sealant used on the runway, and the airline was cleared of all blame. Airlink's insurers took legal action against the state-owned Airports Company of South Africa.[5]

See also

References

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External links

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