Airports near Cradock

Comparing Gqeberha (PLZ) and East London (ELS) for a Cradock trip

Measured from Cradock’s reference coordinate, Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ) is 203 km away and King Phalo Airport (ELS) is 228 km away. Because the 25 km difference in straight-line distance from Cradock is modest compared with the full 200+ km inland drive, the more convenient arrival airport usually depends on flight schedules from your departure city and whether you prefer the direct N10 route north from Gqeberha or the inland R61/N6 route from East London.

The third airport in the passenger comparison—Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) in Bloemfontein at 336 km north—sits in the central Free State and is only relevant if your journey combines the northern Karoo with the Free State along the N1/N10.

Our 36-airport directory also includes Cradock Airport (CDO) at 5 km from town (No regular flights listed) and Queenstown Airport (UTW) at 115 km east (No regular flights listed). Because neither airfield has scheduled passenger service in this dataset, they are listed separately below as non-comparison airfields.

Great Fish River valley, Mountain Zebra National Park and Karoo routes

Founded in the Inxuba Yethemba Karoo along the Great Fish River, Cradock is the main service town for visitors staying at SANParks’ Mountain Zebra National Park just west of town, as well as travellers exploring historic Tuishuise streetscapes and Karoo farmstays.

The N10 national highway runs directly through Cradock, linking the town south through Cookhouse and Paterson toward Gqeberha and Addo, or north toward Middelburg and Colesberg, while the R61 connects east to Tarkastad and Queenstown and west toward Graaff-Reinet.