Southern Africa

Southern Africa has 24 airports with published data across 4 countries. Cape Town, the busiest airport in Southern Africa, had 6,344 arrivals and departures in September 2026, according to Avionio.

Source: Avioniocollected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count

Flights (arrivals + departures)

September 2026
September 2026

September 2026 — based on 4 of the 4 countries in this region, 21 airports. Countries measured a different way are not in this table; see their own pages.

collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
  1. Cape Town International AirportSouth Africa 6,344
  2. King Shaka International AirportSouth Africa 3,342
  3. O.R. Tambo International AirportSouth Africa 2,951
  4. Chief Dawid Stuurman International AirportSouth Africa 1,072
  5. Lanseria International AirportSouth Africa 808
  6. Sir Seretse Khama International AirportBotswana 754
  7. George AirportSouth Africa 731
  8. Kruger Mpumalanga International AirportSouth Africa 630
  9. Bram Fischer International AirportSouth Africa 602
  10. King Phalo AirportSouth Africa 532
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#AirportCountry Flights (arrivals + departures)
01 Cape Town International Airport South Africa 6,344
02 King Shaka International Airport South Africa 3,342
03 O.R. Tambo International Airport South Africa 2,951
04 Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport South Africa 1,072
05 Lanseria International Airport South Africa 808
06 Sir Seretse Khama International Airport Botswana 754
07 George Airport South Africa 731
08 Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport South Africa 630
09 Bram Fischer International Airport South Africa 602
10 King Phalo Airport South Africa 532
11 Maun International Airport Botswana 431
12 Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit South Africa 377
13 King Mswati III International Airport Eswatini 156
14 Skukuza Airport South Africa 114
15 Richards Bay Airport South Africa 73
16 Sishen Airport South Africa 66
17 Margate Airport South Africa 56
18 Walvis Bay International Airport Namibia 51
19 Ondangwa Airport Namibia 48
20 Upington Airport South Africa 46
21 K. D. Matanzima Airport South Africa 33

Source: Avionio

Every airport in this region

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All 24 published airports here, not only the ones the table above can rank. 21 have official monthly figures; 3 are counted daily from flight boards. The two are measured differently, so this list does not rank them against each other — each row says how its own figure was measured.

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AirportCountry FigureHow it is measured
Bram Fischer International Airport South Africa 602 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Cape Town International Airport South Africa 6,344 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport South Africa 1,072 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit South Africa 377 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
George Airport South Africa 731 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
K. D. Matanzima Airport South Africa 33 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
King Mswati III International Airport Eswatini 156 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
King Phalo Airport South Africa 532 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
King Shaka International Airport South Africa 3,342 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport South Africa 630 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Lanseria International Airport South Africa 808 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Margate Airport South Africa 56 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Maun International Airport Botswana 431 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
O.R. Tambo International Airport South Africa 2,951 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Ondangwa Airport Namibia 48 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Richards Bay Airport South Africa 73 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Sir Seretse Khama International Airport Botswana 754 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Sishen Airport South Africa 66 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Skukuza Airport South Africa 114 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Upington Airport South Africa 46 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Walvis Bay International Airport Namibia 51 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Hosea Kutako International Airport Namibia 329 scheduled flights · counted daily · 12 days
Kimberley Airport South Africa 166 scheduled flights · counted daily · 13 days
Pietermaritzburg Airport South Africa 90 scheduled flights · counted daily · 12 days

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