It was formerly known as P. W. Botha Airport, named after the state president who lived in this part of the country.

George Airport has won the award for Africa's best airport in the category under two million passengers per year six times; the last time was in 2017.

The award is given by Airports Council International (ACI).

From 2014 onwards, continued increase in passenger numbers were witnessed, with 2017 seeing a record number of passengers (785,486), closing in on the design capacity of the airport which should necessitate further terminal expansion in the near future.

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