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
Aviation weather for Port Elizabeth airport FAPE PLZ
METAR for Port Elizabeth airport FAPE PLZ
FAPE 091000Z 06009KT 030V090 CAVOK 20/12 Q1022 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Port Elizabeth airport FAPE PLZ
METAR issued by FAPE on Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 10:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 days and 52 hours and -2843 minutes ago.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 20°C = 68°F, dew point is 12°C = 54°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 60 %.
QNH is 1022hPa = 30.18inHg
Wind 17km/h = 9kt, direction is 60°.
Sky clear.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Port Elizabeth airport FAPE PLZ
FAPE 091000Z 0912/1012 10015KT 9999 FEW012 TX23/1010Z TN16/1003Z PROB30 TEMPO 0921/1007 4000 BR BKN005 BECMG 1000/1002 01005KT SCT010 BECMG 1004/1006 VRB03KT BECMG 1009/1011 22012KT
Decoded TAF for Port Elizabeth airport FAPE PLZ
TAF issued by FAPE on Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 10:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 2 days and 4 hours and 37 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, October 9, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Thursday, October 9, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
0912/1012 10015KT 9999 FEW012 TX23/1010Z TN16/1003Z
wind 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 100°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 1200ft = 370m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Thursday, October 9, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Friday, October 10, 2025 à 07:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 0921/1007 4000 BR BKN005
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
mist
broken at 500ft = 150m
becoming from Thursday, October 9, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Friday, October 10, 2025 à 04:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1000/1002 01005KT SCT010
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 10°
scattered clouds at 1000ft = 300m
becoming from Friday, October 10, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Friday, October 10, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1004/1006 VRB03KT
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
becoming from Friday, October 10, 2025 à 11:00 heure TU to Friday, October 10, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1009/1011 22012KT
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 220°
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