AirportsChief Dawid Stuurman International Airport is a large airport serving Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), in Eastern Cape, South Africa. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PLZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PLZ
- ICAO code
- FAPE
- City
- Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
- State or region
- Eastern Cape
- Country
- South Africa
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 33.9897° S, 25.6174° E
- Elevation
- 69 m (226 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,160 m (7,087 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PLZ means Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FAPE. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 33.9897° S, 25.6174° E. It stands 69 metres (226 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Johannesburg, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,160 metres (7,087 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 22 airports of South Africa on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 13.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,160 m 7,087 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 17/35 | 1,677 m 5,502 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| King Phalo AirportEast London | ELS | 231 km |
| George AirportGeorge | GRJ | 299 km |
| K. D. Matanzima AirportMthatha | UTT | 394 km |
| Moshoeshoe I International AirportMaseru(Mazenod), Lesotho | MSU | 536 km |
| Bram Fischer International AirportBloemfontein | BFN | 548 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,813 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,736 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,298 km | 9 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,838 km | 12 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,102 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,715 km | 20 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,024 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,117 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,568 km | 13 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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