Airport information, from map to hotels via aeronautical information. And the aeronautical weather for the pilots with current weather and short-term forecasts with METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report, observation message of meteorological conditions for aviation) and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term forecast message of meteorological conditions for aviation ). And other resources such as VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare flights.
Port Elizabeth airport (South Africa)
Port Elizabeth airport is located near Port Elizabeth, with Port Elizabeth Airport at 1mi↑, Walmer at 2mi↑, Glenhurd at 4mi↑, Port Elizabeth at 5mi↑, Sunridge Park at 6mi↑, Lorraine at 6mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in South Africa and Southernmost airports in South Africa
→ See also airports in South Africa
aerial view of Port Elizabeth airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : FAPE
- IATA code : PLZ
- Local code : -
Elevation : 69 m = 226ft
→ See also Highest airports in South Africa and Lowest airports in South Africa
Runways
- runway 08/26 : 1980m = 6496ft
- runway 17/35 : 1677m = 5502ft
- runway 10/28 : 1178m = 3865ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in South Africa
Coming to Port Elizabeth airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
By plane :
- Port Elizabeth airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Port Alfred airport at 78mi : book on Trip.com
- Bisho airport at 122mi : book on Trip.com
weather : sky clear at Port Elizabeth Airport
59 ↗ 64°F
wind ↑ 15mph
Wind alert of 42mph at Port Elizabeth Airport
Aviation weather for Port Elizabeth airport FAPE PLZ
METAR for Port Elizabeth airport FAPE PLZ
FAPE 200700Z 30009KT CAVOK 15/04 Q1015 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Port Elizabeth airport FAPE PLZ
METAR issued by FAPE on Friday, June 20, 2025 at 07:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 28 hours and -1389 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 15°C = 59°F, dew point is 4°C = 39°F. The air is moderately humid : relative air humidity is 48 %.
QNH is 1015hPa = 29.97inHg
Wind 17km/h = 9kt, direction is 300°.
Sky clear.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Port Elizabeth airport FAPE PLZ
FAPE 200400Z 2006/2106 30009KT CAVOK TX20/2011Z TN09/2105Z BECMG 2007/2009 26025G35KT 9999 FEW048 PROB30 TEMPO 2020/2023 7000 SHRA SCT030 BECMG 2102/2104 26013KT
Decoded TAF for Port Elizabeth airport FAPE PLZ
TAF issued by FAPE on Friday, June 20, 2025 at 04:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 7 hours and 51 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Friday, June 20, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Friday, June 20, 2025 à 07:00 heure UTC
2006/2106 30009KT CAVOK TX20/2011Z TN09/2105Z
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 9kt = 17km/h, direction is 300°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Friday, June 20, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Friday, June 20, 2025 à 02:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2007/2009 26025G35KT 9999 FEW048
wind 25kt = 46km/h with gusts at 35kt = 65km/h, direction is 260°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 4800ft = 1460m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Friday, June 20, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Friday, June 20, 2025 à 23:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 2020/2023 7000 SHRA SCT030
Visibility is 7km = 4mi.
shower rain
scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m
becoming from Saturday, June 21, 2025 à 04:00 heure TU to Saturday, June 21, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2102/2104 26013KT
wind 13kt = 24km/h, direction is 260°
NOTAM for Port Elizabeth airport
Around Port Elizabeth airport (South Africa)
near
- Hotels in Port Elizabeth Airport
- Station de montagne La Molina at 5482mi↑
- Station de montagne Puigmal 2900 at 5485mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Cambre d'Aze at 5489mi↑
- Station de montagne Capcir at 5492mi↑
- Station de montagne Bolquère Pyrénées 2000 at 5492mi↑
- Station de montagne Font-Romeu at 5493mi↑
- Station de montagne La Quillane at 5493mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Angles at 5496mi↑
- Station de montagne La Rabassa at 5496mi↑
- Station de montagne Formiguères at 5499mi↑
- Station de montagne Porté Puymorens at 5499mi↑
- Station de montagne Puyvalador at 5500mi↑
- for Port Elizabeth airport at 0mi↑
- for Livingstone Hospital airport at 5mi↑
- for Dora Nginza Provincial Hospital airport at 8mi↑
nearest airports to Port Elizabeth airport (South Africa)
- Livingstone Hospital heliport ( ZA-0311) at 5mi↑
- Dora Nginza Provincial Hospital heliport ( ZA-0312) at 8mi↑
- Progress airport (FAPZ ) at 15mi↑NOTAM
- Seaview airport ( ZA-0185) at 15mi↑
- Uitenhage airport (FAUH ) at 19mi↑NOTAM
- Kinkelbos heliport ( ZA-0313) at 28mi↑
- Beulah airport ( ZA-0001) at 38mi↑
- Vlakteplaas Airstrip airport ( ZA-0164) at 39mi↑
- Paradise Beach airport (FAPX ) at 43mi↑NOTAM
- Shamwari Game Reserve airport ( ZA-0231) at 44mi↑
→ See also Former airports in South Africa
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap