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FACYWestern Cape

Stilbaai Airport

Stilbaai Airport (FACY) is a coastal general aviation airfield at Stilbaai along the Western Cape’s Hessequa coast. It has no regular passenger flights listed in our dataset, so travellers booking a commercial flight for Mossel Bay look to George Airport (GRJ) instead.

SERVICE STATUS
No regular flights listed
Serves: Stilbaai
Elevation: 266 ft (81 m)
Coords: -34.3518°, 21.4248°
CLOSEST IN DATASET

Six closest towns to Stilbaai Airport

Straight-line Haversine distances from FACY to the six nearest South African cities and towns in the 60-destination TownWing dataset.

Mossel Bay
Western Cape
69 km→
Swellendam
Western Cape
98 km→
George
Western Cape
105 km→
Oudtshoorn
Western Cape
110 km→
Bredasdorp
Western Cape
129 km→
Montagu
Western Cape
136 km→
ALL 60 DESTINATIONS

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Select any of the 60 South African destinations to see its straight-line distance from Stilbaai Airport (FACY).

FACY↔Mossel Bay
69 km

Straight-line distance between Stilbaai Airport and the Mossel Bay reference coordinate in Western Cape.

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Why Stilbaai Airport is not in the passenger airport comparison

Operator documentation for Stilbaai Airport (FACY) sets out the local club’s municipal lease arrangement and landing-fee procedures for visiting pilots, with no regular commercial passenger flights. On the map, Stilbaai Airport (FACY) sits 69 km from Mossel Bay and 98 km from Swellendam, which is why it can appear geographically closer than a commercial terminal while serving a different aviation purpose.

For travellers flying commercially to Mossel Bay, the closest airport in TownWing’s 18-airport passenger comparison is George Airport (GRJ), which sits 29 km from the Mossel Bay reference point and 96 km from Stilbaai Airport when measured airport-to-airport.

Practical notes for visitors and airline travellers

Visiting pilots should review prior-permission and fee instructions published by the Stilbaai airfield operator before arrival.

If you are comparing commercial airline arrivals for Mossel Bay, Swellendam, or George, open the destination profile to compare the three closest passenger airports from that town’s reference point and check road routes separately.

REGIONAL ALTERNATIVES

Other passenger airports in the region

The three closest passenger-comparison airports to Stilbaai Airport (FACY) measured airport-to-airport by straight line.

GRJ96 km

George Airport

Serves George · Western Cape
Passenger flights · check dates
CPT263 km

Cape Town International Airport

Serves Cape Town · Western Cape
Passenger flights · check dates
PLZ388 km

Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport

Serves Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) · Eastern Cape
Passenger flights · check dates
TECHNICAL REFERENCE

Airport facts

Airport name
Stilbaai Airport
IATA / ICAO / Ident
— / FACY / FACY
GPS / Local code
FACY / —
Municipality & province
Stilbaai, Western Cape (ZA-WC)
Passenger service status
No regular flights listed
Airport role
Local / general aviation airport — check services directly
Elevation
266 ft (81 m)
Coordinates
-34.3518° S, 21.4248° E
Map reference
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RUNWAY DATA

Runways at FACY

Recorded runway dimensions, surface codes, and lighting status from the OurAirports dataset. For general planning context only — not for flight operations.

Detailed runway dimensions are not separately listed in the current OurAirports snapshot for this airfield.

PROVENANCE & VERIFICATION

Updated & sources

Dataset snapshot: 2026-11-06 · Profile review: 2026-11-06