George Airport

More than a stop on the Garden Route

Most travellers using George Airport are heading beyond the airport fence: into George itself (9 km), west to Mossel Bay (29 km), inland over the Outeniqua Pass to Oudtshoorn (48 km), or east along the N2 toward Knysna (62 km) and Plettenberg Bay (92 km).

Because the next closest airports in our passenger comparison—Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ) in Gqeberha at 299 km and Cape Town International Airport (CPT) at 348 km—sit much farther along the coast, GRJ is usually the first airport to check when your stay is centred on the Garden Route or the Little Karoo.

George is a regional domestic airport rather than a long-haul hub, so flight times and frequencies vary by day and season. Check a live schedule for your travel date before committing to accommodation or a one-way car rental.

Flying out of George?

If you are returning a rental car before your flight, check the fuel stations on the approach roads outside the airport precinct rather than counting on a forecourt inside the terminal grounds.

Road journeys along the N2 from Knysna or Plettenberg Bay and over the Outeniqua Pass from Oudtshoorn can be slowed by coastal traffic, roadworks, or mountain mist. Allow a comfortable buffer before your airline’s bag-drop and boarding-gate deadlines.