FAPE / PLZ

Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport

ICAO

FAPE

IATA

PLZ

City

Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)

Country

South Africa

Type

Large

Coordinates

-33.9897, 25.6174

Elevation

226 ft / 69 m

Local time

21:27 UTC+2

Sunrise / sunset

03:43 / 16:26 UTC

local: 05:43 / 18:26

Map

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Runways and wind

Wind

310° / 4 kt

Light or variable wind: any runway.

True headings. For simulation, not real-world flying.

Runways · 2

Runway	Size	Surface	Headings	Lights
08 / 26	2160 m × 46 m	Asphalt	58° / 238°	✓
17 / 35	1677 m × 46 m	Asphalt	146° / 326°	✓

OurAirports data. The actual runway condition may differ. True headings.

Weather

official METAR

METARFAPE 091900Z 31004KT 9999 SCT022 16/14 Q1024 NOSIG

TAFFAPE 091600Z 0918/1018 23005KT 9999 SCT015 TX20/1012Z TN15/1004Z PROB30 TEMPO 0918/0919 BKN008 BECMG 0921/0923 VRB03KT BKN020 BECMG 1004/1006 05007KT PROB30 TEMPO 1006/1009 BKN010 BECMG 1012/1014 11013KT FEW003 SCT025 BECMG 1015/1017 SCT003 BKN010

METAR: 2026-10-09 19:00 UTC · 28 min ago · TAF: 2026-10-09 16:00 UTC · 208 min ago

Decode

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Frequencies

ATISATIS112.9

TWRTWR118.1

APPAPP120.4

CLNCClearance Delivery122.1

GTEAPRON122.65

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