Cape Winelands Airport
Western Cape, South Africa
Cape Winelands Airport (CWA) is a privately-owned Category 1 airfield located in the City of Cape Town metro, in South Africa. It is situated approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northeast of the town of Durbanville, in the Northern Suburbs, and currently serves as a general flying airfield, used for flight, circuit, and emergency training, as well as for private flights to and from the Cape Winelands region. As of 2025, only 2 of the original 4 runways are still in use - 05/23 and 14/32. The airport is in the planning phases for redevelopment, and is set to serve as Cape Town's second international airport on completion, with a goal of accommodating over 5 million passengers annually by 2050. The project is being driven by RSA.aero, a consortium of aviation industry veterans. As of Q2 2026, operating partners for the airport have been secured, and an Environmental Authorization (EA) has been obtained from the Western Cape Government. South African architects Boogertman + Partners have been appointed to design the new airport, and will work with German airport infrastructure development company amd.sigma.
The airport was built in its original form in 1943, on a 150 ha site, for use by the South African Air Force. Originally called Fisantekraal Airport, it had 4 runways. The airfield was transferred to the local municipality in the 1960s, and it was sold to a private owner in 1993.
In 2021, South African billionaire Rob Hersov announced his intention to buy the airport and turn it into a secondary aviation hub for Cape Town, focusing on local flights.
In September 2025, the Managing Director of Cape Winelands Airport, Deon Cloete (former General Manager of Cape Town International Airport), stated that adding a second airport to an international city like Cape Town would increase global competitiveness. He further said that adding increased aviation capacity would provide for continued flights if one airport were to close temporarily. In October 2025, South Africa's largest real estate investment trust (REIT), Growthpoint Properties, became an investment, development, and managing partner of Cape Winelands Airport. Growthpoint made an initial, undisclosed inves
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