JOHANNESBURG INTERNATIONAL O.R. TAMBO
Read moreJohannesburg's OR Tambo Airport, built in 1952, has been refurbished and expanded to welcome tourists in 2010 for the World Cup. Every day, many national and international flights take off and land there. There are vending machines and a Vodacom shop: buy a phone chip with rechargeable Internet credit when you arrive if you want to use the GPS on your phone with a South African chip, which is economical and very practical.
PIERRE VAN RYNEVELD AIRPORT
Read moreAviation enthusiasts will go to Upington Airport. These facilities were very active during the war against Swapo in Namibia and the Cubans in Angola. General Van Ryneveld made the first flight from England to Cape Town in 1920 and the first direct flight from Pretoria to Cape Town in 1927. Founder of the South African Air Force, he commanded the South African Forces engaged with the Allies during the Second World War.