George Airport
IATA: GRJ – ICAO: FAGG
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Airports Company South Africa
Serves		George, South Africa
Elevation AMSL		195 m / 639 ft
Coordinates		34°00′24″S 22°22′51″E / 34.00667°S 22.38083°E / -34.00667; 22.38083
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
11/29	2,000	6,561	Asphalt
02/20 (CLOSED)	1,220	4,002	Asphalt

George Airport (IATA: GRJ, ICAO: FAGG) is an airport located in George, South Africa. It was formerly known as P.W. Botha Airport, named after the state president who lived in this part of the country.

In 2004, the airport served 199,000 passengers, up from 154,000 in 2003.

This airport was built in 1977 as an exact replica of the Keetmanshoop, Namibia airport. It has won awards for efficient operation two years running.

Contents 1 Airlines and destinations 2 Flying Schools 3 Aviation 4 Accidents and incidents 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Airlines and destinations

• 1Time (Johannesburg)
• British Airways operated by Comair (Johannesburg)
• Kulula (Johannesburg)
• South African Airways (some flights are operated by South African Airlink) (Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg)

[edit] Flying Schools

• Cape Flying Services

[edit] Aviation

• Non-directional beacon - GG260.0 & GL 237.0
• VHF omnidirectional range - GRV 116.60

[edit] Accidents and incidents

• 7 December 2009 - An Embraer ERJ 135 (registration:ZS-SJW) operated by Airlink on a scheduled flight (SA-8625) overrun the runway in wet conditions and ended up on a public road. No fatalities, but the plane suffered substantial damage.^[1][2]

[edit] See also

• List of airports in South Africa
• List of South African airports by passenger movements

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• George Airport Homepage
• More useful information about George Airport - History, pax numbers, planespotting, airlines, parking, car-rental...
• Aerial Photograph on Google Maps
• ATNS
• Weather SA - George Airport webcam

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