Cape Town International Airport
Serves Cape Town · Western Cape · ICAO FACT
Langebaan lies on the eastern shore of Langebaan Lagoon beside West Coast National Park in the Western Cape. For travellers arriving by commercial flight, Cape Town International Airport (CPT) is the nearest airport in our passenger selection at 111 km in a straight line from the town reference point.
Western CapeOrdered by unrounded Haversine distance from the Langebaan reference coordinate (-33.0975° S, 18.0315° E) and displayed to the nearest integer kilometer.
Serves Cape Town · Western Cape · ICAO FACT
Serves George · Western Cape · ICAO FAGG
Serves Upington · Northern Cape · ICAO FAUP
In TownWing’s 18-airport passenger comparison, Cape Town International Airport (CPT) ranks #1 at 111 km by straight line from Langebaan, making CPT the primary commercial terminal to check first when planning flights and ground transport.
The second and third airports in the comparison—George Airport (GRJ) at 415 km and Upington Airport (UTN) at 607 km—sit 304 km or more farther from Langebaan than CPT. They are relevant mainly if your trip starts or finishes in another region rather than as direct transfers for Langebaan alone.
Our 36-airport directory also includes Cape Winelands Airport (FAWN) at 100 km (No regular flights listed) and Stellenbosch Airport (FASH) at 123 km (No regular flights listed) and Worcester Glider Airport (FAWC) at 143 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.
Langebaan is a lagoon town on the eastern shore of Langebaan Lagoon at the entrance to West Coast National Park, popular for sailing, kitesurfing, and seasonal West Coast wildflowers.
For the onward drive between CPT and Langebaan, travellers typically use the R27 West Coast Road south to Cape Town International Airport (CPT). If your itinerary also covers nearby towns in the region, compare the airport distance profiles for Saldanha, Vredenburg, Cape Town.
These airfields are geographically close to Langebaan, but are excluded from default commercial passenger comparisons because they either list no regular scheduled flights or require direct operator verification.
Distances on this page use one GeoNames reference point for Langebaan, rather than a wider municipal boundary or your accommodation address.
Compare straight-line airport access for other South African towns and cities in our dataset.
Dataset snapshot: 2026-11-06 · GeoNames record modified: 2026-11-06 · Editorial review: 2026-11-06
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