George Airport
George Airport George Lughawe | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Company South Africa | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | George, Garden Route District Municipality, South Africa | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 639 ft / 195 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°00′24″S 22°22′51″E / 34.00667°S 22.38083°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | https://www.airports.co.za/airports/george-airport | ||||||||||||||
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GRJ Location in the Western Cape GRJ GRJ (South Africa) GRJ GRJ (Africa) | |||||||||||||||
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| Source: Airports Company South Africa | |||||||||||||||
George Airport (IATA: GRJ, ICAO: FAGG) (Afrikaans: George Lughawe) 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.
The 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).