South Africa
South Africa has 18 airports with published traffic data. Cape Town, the busiest airport in South Africa, had 6,344 arrivals and departures in September 2026, according to Avionio.
collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count- Flights (arrivals + departures) 17,777 sum of 16 reporting airports · September 2026
- Top 5 share 82% September 2026
Top 5 · flights (arrivals + departures), September 2026
Source: Avionio · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Airports ranked
Period and source of each column
One row per airport, one column per measure. Each column is the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting; sort by any column.
- Flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 — the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting (16). — collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count. Source: Avionio.
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| # | Airport | Flights (arrivals + departures)September 2026 | Change vs last yearflights (arrivals + departures) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town International Airport | 6,344 | |
| 2 | King Shaka International Airport | 3,342 | |
| 3 | O.R. Tambo International Airport | 2,951 | |
| 4 | Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport | 1,072 | |
| 5 | Lanseria International Airport | 808 | |
| 6 | George Airport | 731 | |
| 7 | Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport | 630 | |
| 8 | Bram Fischer International Airport | 602 | |
| 9 | King Phalo Airport | 532 | |
| 10 | Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit | 377 | |
| 11 | Skukuza Airport | 114 | |
| 12 | Richards Bay Airport | 73 | |
| 13 | Sishen Airport | 66 | |
| 14 | Margate Airport | 56 | |
| 15 | Upington Airport | 46 | |
| 16 | K. D. Matanzima Airport | 33 |
Airports
18- Bram Fischer International Airport BFN
- Cape Town International Airport CPT
- Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport PLZ
- Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit HDS
- George Airport GRJ
- K. D. Matanzima Airport UTT
- Kimberley Airport KIM
- King Phalo Airport ELS
- King Shaka International Airport DUR
- Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport MQP
- Lanseria International Airport HLA
- Margate Airport MGH
- O.R. Tambo International Airport JNB
- Pietermaritzburg Airport PZB
- Richards Bay Airport RCB
- Sishen Airport SIS
- Skukuza Airport SZK
- Upington Airport UTN