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O.R. Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) in Johannesburg is the air transport hub of Southern Africa, catering for more than 17 million passengers each year.
With more than 18,000 people employed by various companies at ORTIA, the airport plays a vital role in the city's and Gauteng province's economy, and boasts an impressive infrastructure that has expanded by thousands of square metres from its modest origins. ORTIA hosts airlines from all five continents. We have an important role to play in serving the air transport needs of Africa as a whole and are committed to do this to the best of our ability. The airport boasts a world-class variety of amenities, business centres, retail centres, restaurants and bars, as well as a five-star hotel. The airport's name was changed from Johannesburg International Airport to O.R. Tambo International Airport on Friday, 27 October 2006, the late Mr Tambo's birthday. |
| Cape Town International Airport opened the new Central Terminal Building in November 2009 boosting a new retail section of 74 stores.
The Ground Floor mall caters for all arriving passengers as well as departing passengers before they check in on the 2nd floor. The Ground Floor has a food court with a variety of quick bites to eat or that early fresh cup of coffee while you wait for your loved ones to arrive or even have a meeting before you depart. Furthermore, you can buy some dinner at Woolworths on your arrival so you don�t need to stop anywhere else on the way home. A wide variety of fashion, accessories and luggage is available for your convenience. Don�t worry if your flight is delayed, 3 food & beverage outlets will entertain you while you wait in the Domestic departure terminal and 2 in the International departure terminal. Don�t sit and wish time would fly by, visit our African souvenir stores or get that book or magazine to keep you company on the plane. Make sure you arrive early next time you fly from Cape Town International Airport, and enjoy the Mother City hospitality as well as spectacular runway views. |
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King Shaka International Airport, a brand new Greenfield project, began its 1st Phase in May 2010 with a much bigger terminal of 102�000 sqm in comparison to the previous Durban International Airport passenger terminal building of 30�000 sqm.
The airport has air bridges, separate arrivals and departures terminals on differing floors, and a separate baggage area. Environmental objectives have been adhered to and have been considered every step of the way. There is even a plan to create an agri zone, encouraging people to plant, grow and export produce. The runway is 3,7km long, in comparison to Durban International�s 2,4km, which in addition to the large terminals will allow the airport to service the largest aircraft in the world, including the behemoth Airbus A380. The airport has parking for 6500 vehicles of which 1540 bays are at the Multi Storey parkade, as opposed to Durban International�s 2200 bays. The new King Shaka International Airport is three time the size of the old Durban International Airport, and can accommodate 7.5 million annual passengers compared to 4.7 million. This major new international terminus, with its state of the art cargo terminal, forms part of the Dube Trade Port, with the Support Zone which have envisioned a future Hotel, Conference Centre & Shopping mall Durban has previously been seen to be in a different league to the major players of South African airports, namely Johannesburg and Cape Town, yet it now seems as though the stage is set for the emergence of a new major transit hub within the country. |
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Bloemfontein Airport, the third largest of ACSA's national airports, is an important gateway to the Free State, a land-locked province. The airport, on the Thaba Nchu road, is a mere eight kilometres from the city centre.
The airport handles about 25,000 air-traffic movements a year, which brings about 400,000 passengers, the majority of whom are business travelers, through its doors. But the airport does not just wave tens of thousands of people off on their journeys every year, it does a brisk business in cargo too. It also has excellent safety, security and air-traffic control facilities. Bloemfontein has two runways, the main runway being 2.5km long and 46m wide. |
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Although this airport is one of ACSA's smaller ones, it has an international licence, allowing international passengers to fly direct.
There are daily connections to Cape Town (which is a two-and-a-half hours away) and to Johannesburg (a 30-minute journey). Flights between Pilanesberg and international destinations can also be arranged. |
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The airport currently handles more than one million passengers per year and over 800 tons of cargo, including flowers, frozen lobster, meat, ostrich skins and mushrooms.
The growth of tourism in the region, along with preparations for the 2010 football world cup, have required a number of improvements including a terminal expansion which can now handle up to two million passengers every year. This facility provides a central retail area as well as a fully compliant international arrivals and departures terminal to complement upgraded amenities for domestic traffic. |
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The airport has three runways, the primary one measuring 4,900 metres (the longest civilian runway in the Southern Hemisphere and one of the few able to land a space shuttle). Both South African Airways and the South African Air Force use the airport to train pilots in the handling of large aircraft such as 747s, 707s and the South African presidential jet.
The airport also does a brisk business in cargo, sending anything from livestock to cars and mining equipment to Europe, the Middle East and the rest of Africa. Not to mention grapes, about one million tons of which are flown from Upington every year. |
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Between 20 and 30 flights land at East London Airport each day with 346,000 people welcomed each year. The airport is also a crucial link in the cargo chain, playing an important role in the growing economy of the Eastern Cape. Planes carrying a variety of cargo head for domestic destinations as well as countries such as France and Holland.
Although the two domestic airlines that operate from the airport (South African Airways and SA Express) only employ A320s, the airport can accommodate A300 aircraft. |
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The town of George lies halfway between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth on South Africa�s ever-popular Garden Route. With more and more visitors travelling to the region's mountains, beaches and forests, George airport now handles over 600,000 passengers each year. The increasing popularity of the area as a tourist destination is expected to boost traffic even further.
But the airport does not only play a central role in the region's tourist economy. It is also a national distribution hub for cargo such as flowers, fish, oysters, herbs and ferns. George Airport's steady growth, coupled with an unwavering commitment to service and efficiency, has won it the South African Airport of the Year award six times. |
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The airport, the site of about 15,500 air-traffic movements a year, handles about 132,000 passengers, about three-quarters of whom are business travellers.
Kimberley Airport, however, also dispatches a remarkable range of cargo: everything from game trophies to industrial equipment. The airport lies about six kilometres south of Kimberley. |
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