#1 CLOSEST OPTIONUTN
Upington Airport
Serves Upington · Northern Cape · ICAO FAUP
Straight-line distance
5 km
(5.3 km exact)
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Northern Cape-28.4478° S, 21.2561° E
Airports near Upington
Set on the banks of the Orange River in the Green Kalahari region of the Northern Cape, Upington is served directly by Upington Airport (UTN) just 5 km from the town reference point. The second and third passenger airports in the table sit in neighbouring districts across the region.
#1 CLOSEST IN PASSENGER COMPARISON
Upington Airport (UTN)
Northern CapeREVIEWED PASSENGER COMPARISON
Three closest passenger airports to Upington
Ordered by unrounded Haversine distance from the Upington reference coordinate (-28.4478° S, 21.2561° E) and displayed to the nearest integer kilometer.
#2 ALTERNATIVESIS
Sishen Airport
Serves Sishen · Northern Cape · ICAO FASS
Straight-line distance
193 km
(192.8 km exact)
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#3 ALTERNATIVEKIM
Kimberley Airport
Serves Kimberley · Northern Cape · ICAO FAKM
Straight-line distance
345 km
(344.8 km exact)
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Flying directly into Upington vs wider regional options
Upington Airport (UTN) is the local passenger airport for Upington, positioned 5 km in a straight line from the city’s mapped reference coordinate. Confirm live flights for your travel date before booking, as airline schedules at regional and domestic terminals vary by day of the week.
Because UTN is only 5 km from the Upington reference coordinate, the second and third airports shown above—Sishen Airport (SIS) at 193 km and Kimberley Airport (KIM) at 345 km—sit 187 km or more farther away in other districts and are only relevant if your itinerary combines multiple regions.
Local geography and road corridors around Upington
Upington stretches along the irrigated banks of the Orange River in the Dawid Kruiper municipality, acting as the primary service hub for Augrabies Falls National Park and the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
For the onward drive between UTN and Upington, travellers typically use the N10 and N14 corridors immediately adjacent to Upington Airport (UTN). If your itinerary also covers nearby towns in the region, compare the airport distance profiles for Kimberley, Springbok, Vryburg.
GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE
Upington, on the map
Distances on this page use one GeoNames reference point for Upington, rather than a wider municipal boundary or your accommodation address.
- Place name
- Upington
- Recorded aliases
- Apington, UTN, eopingteon, wu ping tong
- Province
- Northern Cape (ZA-NC)
- GeoNames ID
- 945945
- Reference coordinates
- -28.4478° S, 21.2561° E
- Terrain elevation (DEM)
- 808 m
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Map link
- Open in Google Maps ↗
NEARBY DESTINATIONS
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PROVENANCE & VERIFICATION
Updated & sources
Dataset snapshot: 2026-11-06 · GeoNames record modified: 2026-11-06 · Editorial review: 2026-11-06
- GeoNames record 945945 — Upington ↗ (snapshot 2026-11-06)
- OurAirports — South Africa airport records ↗ (snapshot 2026-11-06)
- OurAirports — Upington Airport (FAUP) ↗ (closest passenger comparison airport record)
- Northern Cape Tourism Authority — Official Guide ↗ (regional tourism and destination reference for Northern Cape)
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