Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport

Chief Dawid Stuurman
International Airport

Hoofman Dawid Stuurman Internasionale Lughawe
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAirports Company South Africa
ServesGqeberha, South Africa
LocationWalmer, Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Hub for
Elevation AMSL226 ft / 68 m
Coordinates33°59′05″S 025°36′37″E / 33.98472°S 25.61028°E / -33.98472; 25.61028
Websiteacsa.co.za
Map
FAPE is located in Eastern Cape
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Location of the airport
FAPE is located in South Africa
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FAPE (South Africa)
FAPE is located in Africa
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FAPE (Africa)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,160 7,087 Asphalt
17/35 1,677 5,502 Asphalt
Statistics (Jan-Dec 2019)
Passenger traffic1,735,654

Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport[3][4] (IATA: PLZ[5], ICAO: FAPE) is an airport serving Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha), a city in the Eastern Cape province in South Africa. It was formerly known as H. F. Verwoerd Airport and Port Elizabeth International Airport. The airport is owned and operated by the Airports Company South Africa which also operates nine other airports around South Africa. The airport is located approximately two miles south of the city's central business district. In 2017, the airport served 1,620,705 passengers.

The name of the airport was changed from Port Elizabeth International Airport to Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport in February 2021.[6]

  1. ^ "ACSA – Durban Passenger Statistics". Airports Company South Africa. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  2. ^ "ACSA – Durban Aircraft Statistics". Airports Company South Africa. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b "FAPE – PORT ELIZABETH INTL" (PDF). South African Civil Aviation Authority. 20 December 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Port Elizabeth International Airport". Airports Company South Africa. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  5. ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (PLZ: Port Elizabeth)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  6. ^ Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport