Airports / South Africa / PLZ
Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport
FAPE / PLZGqeberha (Port Elizabeth), South AfricaELEV 226 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
106 nm
To the nearest alternate
Bisho Airport (BIY).
Overview
Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (FAPE / PLZ) is a large commercial airport serving Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), South Africa. The field lies at an elevation of 226 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
PLZ has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Bisho Airport (BIY, 106 nm), Plettenberg Bay Airport (PBZ, 114 nm), and King Phalo Airport (ELS, 125 nm).
Quotes for flights out of PLZ vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as H. F. Verwoerd Airport and Port Elizabeth International Airport. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from PLZ, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
FAPE
IATA
PLZ
FAA / Local
FAPE
Elevation
226 ft
Coordinates
33.9897° S · 25.6174° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs South Africa fields
state range 20–5,700 ft
At 226 ft, PLZ sits lower than 87% of the 62 South Africa fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 106nmBIYBisho AirportBisho
- 114nmPBZPlettenberg Bay AirportPlettenberg Bay
- 125nmELSKing Phalo AirportEast London
- 140nmUTWQueenstown AirportQueenstown
- 161nmGRJGeorge AirportGeorge
- 173nmOUHOudtshoorn AirportOudtshoorn
Location
Open the full mapFAPE · Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport · Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), South Africa