AviatDataGeorge Airport GRJ / FAGG
George · South Africa · Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) — state-owned enterprise, approx. 74.6% Government of South Africa (Department of Transport), approx. 20% Public Investment Corporation (PIC), remainder held by BEE consortia and a staff share scheme
911kpax · 2025
Limited hoursJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATAFAGG / GRJ
OperatorAirports Company South Africa (ACSA) — state-owned enterprise, approx. 74.6% Government of South Africa (Department of Transport), approx. 20% Public Investment Corporation (PIC), remainder held by BEE consortia and a staff share scheme
Coordinates34.0056°S, 22.3789°E
Elevation648 ft · 198 m
Time zoneSAST (UTC+2, no DST)
Passengers / yr911,354 (2025)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
Bonded—
AIP referenceFAGG — AIP South Africa (SACAA/ATNS)
Operating hoursNot H24. Per SACAA/ATNS AIP (2019 baseline, times UTC = local minus 2h): ATC/aerodrome Mon-Thu 0430-1700, Fri 0430-1800, Sat 0630-1300, Sun 0630-1730; AD Admin Mon-Fri 0600-1400; Air BP fuel similar daytime hours with after-hours call-out. Confirm current NOTAM/AIP supplement — record 2025 traffic (+11% y/y) may have prompted extended hours since this baseline.
TerminalsSingle terminal building, effectively at capacity (approx. 900,000 pax/year design) as of 2025-26; ACSA-approved ZAR 310m expansion will roughly double capacity to approx. 2,000,000 pax/year — construction planned to start October 2026, completion targeted around mid-2028.
Runways (1)
- 11/29 · 2,000 m / 6,562 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt · ILS ILS CAT I (RWY 11) / ILS CAT II (RWY 29). A ZAR 9.4m project (May-Nov 2026) is upgrading the RWY 11 ILS from CAT I to CAT II to match RWY 29; expect interim outages during the works.
Gateway to South Africa's Garden Route; not a designated port of entry — domestic scheduled service only (CemAir, FlySafair, Airlink-type routes to JNB/CPT/DUR etc.), no customs/immigration facility on site. CY2025 was a record year at 911,354 pax (+11% y/y per ACSA), pushing the single terminal to capacity and prompting the ZAR 310m ACSA expansion (construction from Oct 2026, completion around 2028). The airport has a single runway, 11/29 (2000m x 45m asphalt) — both landing directions were only IFR-validated together from April 2025 (previously RWY 29 alone had a usable procedure), so unfavourable crosswinds have historically forced diversions/delays; a runway 11/29 rehabilitation is also scheduled from October 2026 alongside the RWY 11 CAT I-to-II ILS upgrade. Planners should expect periodic capacity- and weather-related disruption risk through the 2026-2028 construction window.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
Menzies Aviation
Appointed by Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) under a five-year ground-handling licence covering nine South African airports including George; confirmed directly on Menzies' dedicated George Airport (GRJ) network page, which states Menzies provides above- and below-wing ground services for scheduled carriers.
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Aircraft fuel
Available
Air bp (Air BP Southern Africa)
George (GRJ/FAGG) is documented as one of Air bp's South African network locations supplying Jet A-1, corroborated by an AC-U-KWIK FAGG listing naming AIRBP as the fuel brand and by independent local business directories placing an Air BP contact at George Airport. Avgas 100LL is also listed as available at FAGG on independent aviation fuel-price trackers. The specific into-plane operator is not separately confirmed and may be Air bp itself or a subcontracted agent.
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Available
Bidair Cargo
Operates the George Airport cargo branch at the Cargo Terminal, Old Airport Road (Garage Unit 1-3), confirmed directly on Bidair Cargo's own branch/contact page (contact: Wilmar Moodien, mobile •••, landline •••); George's role as a national cargo distribution point (flowers, fish, oysters, herbs, ferns) and BidAir Cargo's presence is also corroborated on the airport's Wikipedia entry.
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Aviation security
Unconfirmed
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA)
ACSA is the airport operator; ACSA's Aviation Security division runs passenger/baggage screening in-house across its airport network, and ACSA has an active multi-billion-rand capital programme at George that includes expanded security-screening infrastructure as part of the terminal upgrade. A George-specific named screening or guarding subcontractor could not be confirmed in available sources, so this is marked unconfirmed. Contact phone and email verified directly against ACSA's official George Airport contact page.
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Passenger & crew transport
Available · 3 providers
Avis
Avis operates a car-rental desk at the George Airport terminal building, confirmed both on Avis South Africa's own George Airport location page and on ACSA's official George Airport car-rental listing, which gives the desk phone number.
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Hertz
Hertz operates a car-rental location at George Airport, confirmed as a listed pickup/drop-off location on Hertz's own site and on ACSA's official George Airport car-rental listing, which gives the desk phone number.
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Europcar
Europcar (Garden Route branch) operates a car-rental location at George Airport, confirmed on ACSA's official George Airport car-rental listing, which gives the desk phone number.
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Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Not listed