- George Airport
Infobox Airport
name = George Airport
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IATA = GRJ
ICAO = FAGG
type = Public
owner =
operator =Airports Company South Africa
city-served = George, South Africa
location =
elevation-f = 639
elevation-m = 195
coordinates = Coord|34|00|24|S|22|22|51|E|type:airport
website =
metric-elev = yes
metric-rwy = yes
r1-number = 11/29
r1-length-f = 6,561
r1-length-m = 2,000
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 02/20
r2-length-f = 4,002
r2-length-m = 1,220
r2-surface = Asphalt
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footnotes =George Airport Airport codes|GRJ|FAGG is an airport located in
George, South Africa .In 2004, the airport served 199000 passengers up from 154000 in 2003.
This airport was built in 1977 as an exact replica of the Keetmanshoop, Namibia airport. It has won awards for efficient operation two years running.
It was once known as the PW Botha airport, named after an ex state president who lived in this part of the country.
Airlines and destinations
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1Time (Johannesburg)
*Comair (Johannesburg)
*Kulula (Johannesburg)
*South African Airways (some flights are operated bySouth African Airlink ) (Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg)Aviation
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Non-directional beacon - GG260.0 & GL 237.0
*VHF omnidirectional range - GRV 116.60External links
* [http://www.airports.co.za/home.asp?pid=337 George Airport Homepage]
* [http://africa.cwsurf.de/George.htm More useful information about George Airport] - History, pax numbers, planespotting, airlines, parking, car-rental...
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=-34.005001,22.379494&z=3&t=k Arial Photograph on Google Maps]
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