Western Cape-34.0527° S, 23.3716° E

Airports near Plettenberg Bay

Plettenberg Bay lies along Formosa Bay and the Keurbooms River estuary on the eastern Garden Route in the Western Cape. For travellers arriving by commercial flight, George Airport (GRJ) is the nearest airport in our passenger selection at 92 km in a straight line from the town reference point.

#1 CLOSEST IN PASSENGER COMPARISON

George Airport (GRJ)

92 km straight-line · Option #2 is 115 km further

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Three closest passenger airports to Plettenberg Bay

Ordered by unrounded Haversine distance from the Plettenberg Bay reference coordinate (-34.0527° S, 23.3716° E) and displayed to the nearest integer kilometer.

#1 CLOSEST OPTIONGRJ

George Airport

Serves George · Western Cape · ICAO FAGG

Straight-line distance

92 km

(91.6 km exact)

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#2 ALTERNATIVEPLZ

Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport

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

Straight-line distance

207 km

(207.1 km exact)

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#3 ALTERNATIVEELS

King Phalo Airport

Serves East London · Eastern Cape · ICAO FAEL

Straight-line distance

428 km

(428.0 km exact)

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Why GRJ (92 km) is the main passenger gateway

In TownWing’s 18-airport passenger comparison, George Airport (GRJ) ranks #1 at 92 km by straight line from Plettenberg Bay, 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 207 km and King Phalo Airport (ELS) at 428 km—sit 115 km or more farther from Plettenberg Bay than GRJ. They are relevant mainly if your trip starts or finishes in another region rather than as direct transfers for Plettenberg Bay alone.

Our 36-airport directory also includes Oudtshoorn Airport (OUH) at 120 km (No regular flights listed) and Mossel Bay Airport (MZY) at 122 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 Plettenberg Bay

Plettenberg Bay overlooks Formosa Bay, the Robberg Peninsula Nature Reserve, and the Keurbooms River lagoon near the eastern edge of the Western Cape’s Garden Route.

For the onward drive between GRJ and Plettenberg Bay, travellers typically use the N2 highway west past Knysna to George Airport (GRJ) or east through Tsitsikamma to Gqeberha (PLZ). If your itinerary also covers nearby towns in the region, compare the airport distance profiles for Knysna, George, Mossel Bay.

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Other airfields near Plettenberg Bay

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

OUH120 km