27/06/2026
Busiest airports in South Africa by number of scheduled departing flights in March 2026
🇿🇦 Margate 1,628 (244th in Africa)
🇿🇦 Sishen 2,660 (221st in Africa)
🇿🇦 Umtata 4,297 (193rd in Africa)
🇿🇦 Upington 5,115 (188th in Africa)
🇿🇦 Richards Bay 5,245 (186th in Africa)
🇿🇦 Polokwane 6,095 (173rd in Africa)
🇿🇦 Skukuza 7,552 (163rd in Africa)
🇿🇦 Pietermaritzburg 8,021 (160th in Africa)
🇿🇦 Kimberley 13,508 (131st in Africa)
🇿🇦 Hoedspruit 22,408 (102nd in Africa)
🇿🇦 Bloemfontein 27,076 (90th in Africa)
🇿🇦 Nelspruit 29,615 (85th in Africa)
🇿🇦 George 45,100 (67th in Africa)
🇿🇦 East London 52,010 (61st in Africa)
🇿🇦 Lanseria 83,616 (39th in Africa)
🇿🇦 Port Elizabeth 86,880 (37th in Africa)
🇿🇦 Durban 318,362 (13th in Africa)
🇿🇦 Cape Town 663,762 (4th in Africa)
🇿🇦 Johannesburg 1,194,562 (2nd in Africa)
Notes:
1. Covers March 1-31, 2026
2. Scheduled flights only (excludes chartered flights)
3. Excludes airports with less than 1,000 scheduled seats
Source: FlightsFrom and OAG
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