Flying with pets in South Africa
59 commercial airports indexed in South Africa · Africa, Southern Africa.
| Capital | Pretoria |
|---|---|
| Region | Africa · Southern Africa |
| Population | 63,100,945 |
| Official languages | Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu |
| Currency | ZAR — South African rand (R) |
| Commercial airports | 59 |
Flying with pets to or from South Africa requires planning around three things: the country's import rules for live animals, the policies of the airlines that serve South Africa's 59 commercial airports listed on FlyWithPets, and the relief-area facilities available in transit. This page brings together every airport in South Africa that the OpenFlights dataset records as having a published IATA code, so you can browse from a major international hub down to the smallest regional strip. Each airport page includes a relief-area briefing and travel notes for travellers carrying dogs or cats; pair that with the airline guide for your specific carrier and you will arrive at the gate with the documentation, kennel preparation, and timing that South Africa's authorities and your airline both expect.