George Airport

The airport was built in 1977, and is an exact copy of the Keetmanshoop, Namibia Airport. The airport is operated by Airports Company South Africa. The George Airport serves both passengers and as a transport hub to airship local products to points around the world. George Airport currently serves about 500,000 passengers per year, and has a number of major airlines flying in and out of the airport, including 1Time, South African Airways, and British Airways. The airport has two runways, a primary runway and a secondary runway.

The primary runway has an asphalt surface, and is 2000 meters long and 45 meters wide. The secondary runway is 1220 long, with 610 meters of the runway surfaced in tar and the remaining portion of the runway covered in grass. The airport offers a variety of different services for the traveler, including restaurants, money exchange, pubs, and news stands.

The airport has an excellent safety record; the only known incident since its opening was a flight in December of 2009 that slid off of the runway in wet conditions. The plane was severely damaged, but there were no fatalities involved in the incident.