Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Airports in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest airports in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 243 airports tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Airport, Santorini (Thira) National Airport and International Airport lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 807k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 17k, and the largest, Airport, reaches around 586k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each airport, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Africa and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in South Africa. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in South Africa, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in South Africa. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 Sydney Airport 11k 46.3 60.0% Airport
27 Phuket International Airport 11k 37.8 61.5% Airport
28 John F. Kennedy International Airport 10k 40.6 54.8% Airport
29 Manchester Airport 8.1k 45.4 63.7% Airport
30 Airport city 7.9k 35.5 21.6% Airport
31 Murtala Muhammed International Airport 7.5k 46.1 14.4% Airport
32 LaGuardia Airport 7.4k 47.7 65.8% Airport
33 George Bush Intercontinental Airport 7.3k 44.7 51.9% Airport
34 Tampa International Airport 6.5k 39.2 78.9% Airport
35 Haneda Airport 6.4k 45.0 47.6% Airport
36 Lisbon Portela Airport 6.4k 47.7 54.3% Airport
37 Dublin Airport 6k 42.5 58.1% Airport
38 Birmingham Airport 5.9k 46.8 73.0% Airport
39 Hong Kong International Airport 5.7k 36.8 35.4% Airport
40 Edinburgh Airport 5.7k 47.3 61.3% Airport
41 Munich Airport 5.7k 42.5 46.4% Airport
42 Narita International Airport 5.6k 42.5 50.6% Airport
43 Newcastle Airport 5.5k 47.4 56.5% Airport
44 Brussels Airport 5.4k 41.7 51.1% Airport
45 Sabiha Gökçen International Airport 5.3k 37.2 58.7% Airport
46 London Heathrow Terminal 5 4.9k 48.7 92.3% Airport
47 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport 4.7k 47.1 48.5% Airport
48 Malpensa Airport 4.6k 49.2 55.3% Airport
49 London Stansted Airport 4.4k 43.0 84.0% Airport
50 Orly Airport 4.3k 45.1 59.1% Airport

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular airports compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Africa and ranks each airport by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest airport in South Africa?

Airport currently leads with an estimated audience of 586k people in South Africa.

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