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Port Elizabeth airport in Port Elizabeth (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↑, Uitenhage at 20mi↑, Addo at 30mi↑,→ 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
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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 : light rain at Port Elizabeth Airport
64 ↗ 64°F
wind ↑ 3mph
gusting to 5mph
Wind alert of 40mph at Port Elizabeth Airport
Aviation weather for Port Elizabeth airport FAPE PLZ
METAR for Port Elizabeth airport FAPE PLZ
FAPE 310000Z 09008KT 5000 BR SCT003 BKN015 OVC022 19/19 Q1019 TEMPO 8000 NSW
Decoded METAR for Port Elizabeth airport FAPE PLZ
METAR issued by FAPE on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 00:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 9 days and 225 hours and -12948 minutes ago.
visibility is 5km = 3mi.
The temperature is 19°C = 66°F, dew point is 19°C = 66°F. The air is saturated with water : relative air humidity is 100 %.
QNH is 1019hPa = 30.09inHg
Wind 15km/h = 8kt, direction is 90°.
Clouds : scattered clouds at 300ft = 90m. broken at 1500ft = 460m. overcast at 2200ft = 670m.
mist
Temporarily 8000 no significant weather
TAF for Port Elizabeth airport FAPE PLZ
FAPE 302200Z 3100/3124 VRB03KT 9999 BKN020 TX24/3112Z TN16/3104Z TEMPO 3100/3110 BKN014 PROB30 TEMPO 3100/3106 5000 -RA BR BKN010 BECMG 3110/3112 09015KT SCT020 BECMG 3115/3117 BKN015 PROB30 TEMPO 3116/3124 BKN008 BECMG 3122/3124 25015KT
Decoded TAF for Port Elizabeth airport FAPE PLZ
TAF issued by FAPE on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 22:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 9 days and 11 hours and 12 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Sunday, March 30, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Monday, March 31, 2025 à 10:00 heure UTC
3100/3124 VRB03KT 9999 BKN020 TX24/3112Z TN16/3104Z
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 2000ft = 610m
temporarily from Sunday, March 30, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Monday, March 31, 2025 à 10:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 3100/3110 BKN014
broken at 1400ft = 430m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Sunday, March 30, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Monday, March 31, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 3100/3106 5000 -RA BR BKN010
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
light rain
mist
broken at 1000ft = 300m
becoming from Monday, March 31, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Monday, March 31, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC
BECMG 3110/3112 09015KT SCT020
wind 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 90°
scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m
becoming from Monday, March 31, 2025 à 17:00 heure TU to Monday, March 31, 2025 à 22:00 heure UTC
BECMG 3115/3117 BKN015
broken at 1500ft = 460m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Monday, March 31, 2025 à 16:00 heure TU to Monday, March 31, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 3116/3124 BKN008
broken at 800ft = 240m
becoming from Monday, March 31, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Monday, March 31, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
BECMG 3122/3124 25015KT
wind 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 250°
NOTAM for Port Elizabeth airport
Around Port Elizabeth airport in Port Elizabeth (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 in Port Elizabeth (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↑
- Cap Saint Francis airport (FACF ) at 47mi↑NOTAM
- Humansdorp airport (FAHD ) at 48mi↑NOTAM
→ 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