Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport

IATA PLZICAO FAPELarge airport

Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport is a large airport near Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) in Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is listed as IATA PLZ and ICAO FAPE. The airport is located at -33.9897° / 25.6174° at an elevation of 69 m (226 ft). There are 2 runways, the longest measuring 2,160 m. The nearest airport is Livingstone Hospital Heliport, 8.2 km (5 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

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Map detail of Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`PLZ`
ICAO code	`FAPE`
Identifier	`FAPE`
Type	Large airport
City	Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
Region	Eastern Cape
Country	South Africa
Coordinates	-33.98972, 25.61735
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	33° 59′ 22.97″ S 25° 37′ 02.47″ E
Elevation	69 m (226 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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