Western Cape-32.3567° S, 22.5830° E

Airports near Beaufort West

Beaufort West lies on the Great Karoo plains beneath the Nuweveld Mountains along the N1 in the interior Western Cape. For travellers arriving by commercial flight, George Airport (GRJ) is the nearest airport in our passenger selection at 184 km in a straight line from the town reference point.

#1 CLOSEST IN PASSENGER COMPARISON

George Airport (GRJ)

184 km straight-line · Option #2 is 151 km further

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Three closest passenger airports to Beaufort West

Ordered by unrounded Haversine distance from the Beaufort West reference coordinate (-32.3567° S, 22.5830° E) and displayed to the nearest integer kilometer.

#1 CLOSEST OPTIONGRJ

George Airport

Serves George · Western Cape · ICAO FAGG

Straight-line distance

184 km

(184.3 km exact)

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#2 ALTERNATIVEPLZ

Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport

Serves Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) · Eastern Cape · ICAO FAPE

Straight-line distance

336 km

(335.7 km exact)

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#3 ALTERNATIVECPT

Cape Town International Airport

Serves Cape Town · Western Cape · ICAO FACT

Straight-line distance

412 km

(411.6 km exact)

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Why GRJ (184 km) is the main passenger gateway

In TownWing’s 18-airport passenger comparison, George Airport (GRJ) ranks #1 at 184 km by straight line from Beaufort West, making GRJ the primary commercial terminal to check first when planning flights and ground transport.

The second and third airports in the comparison—Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ) at 336 km and Cape Town International Airport (CPT) at 412 km—sit 151 km or more farther from Beaufort West than GRJ. They are relevant mainly if your trip starts or finishes in another region rather than as direct transfers for Beaufort West alone.

Our 36-airport directory also includes Oudtshoorn Airport (OUH) at 144 km (No regular flights listed) and Mossel Bay Airport (MZY) at 206 km (No regular flights listed). Because those airfields do not have confirmed regular passenger flights in this snapshot, they are listed separately below rather than ranked as standard airline options.

Onward road connections and regional stops near Beaufort West

Beaufort West is the largest town in the central Great Karoo beneath the Nuweveld Mountains, bordering Karoo National Park along the main N1 inland corridor between Cape Town and the northern interior.

For the onward drive between GRJ and Beaufort West, travellers typically use the N12 south through Meiringspoort and the Outeniqua Pass to George Airport (GRJ). If your itinerary also covers nearby towns in the region, compare the airport distance profiles for Oudtshoorn, George, Knysna.

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Other airfields near Beaufort West

These airfields are geographically close to Beaufort West, but are excluded from default commercial passenger comparisons because they either list no regular scheduled flights or require direct operator verification.

OUH144 km