Airports / South Africa / PBZ
Plettenberg Bay Airport
FAPG / PBZPlettenberg Bay, South AfricaELEV 465 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
48 nm
To the nearest alternate
George Airport (GRJ).
Overview
Located in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa, Plettenberg Bay Airport (FAPG / PBZ) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 465 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list PBZ as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are George Airport (GRJ, 48 nm), Oudtshoorn Airport (OUH, 64 nm), and Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ, 114 nm).
Trip costs from PBZ are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from PBZ to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
FAPG
IATA
PBZ
FAA / Local
FAPG
Elevation
465 ft
Coordinates
34.0882° S · 23.3287° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs South Africa fields
state range 20–5,700 ft
At 465 ft, PBZ sits lower than 77% 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.
- 48nmGRJGeorge AirportGeorge
- 64nmOUHOudtshoorn AirportOudtshoorn
- 114nmPLZChief Dawid Stuurman International AirportGqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
- 171nmRODRobertson AirportRobertson
- 210nmBIYBisho AirportBisho
- 221nmUTWQueenstown AirportQueenstown
Location
Open the full mapFAPG · Plettenberg Bay Airport · Plettenberg Bay, South Africa