Africa's third busiest airport and the second busiest in South Africa, it is located about 20 km from the centre of iconic Cape Town and 79 km from the Cape of Good Hope.
It is served mainly by domestic flights and long-haul flights from Europe, North America and the Middle East. For transfers to neighbouring African countries, it's best to use the country's largest airport - Johannesburg JNB.
The largest number of flights to Cape Town are operated by regional airlines Airlink and FlySafair. Long-haul flights are operated by British Airways, Delta, United, Lufthansa, KLM and Emirates.
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