Port Elizabeth Airport (PLZ / FAPE)
In the last 30 days our receivers heard 116 airline flights heading to Port Elizabeth Airport and 106 airline flights leaving it, on 15 days. Each airline flight number counts once a day, matched to its published route when our network hears it. These are not airport movements: we only hear what flies within range of our antennas.
- ICAO
- FAPE
- IATA
- PLZ
- City
- Port Elizabeth
- Country
- South Africa
- Position
- -33.985, 25.617
- arriving, 30 days
- 116
- departing, 30 days
- 106
- days heard
- 15
About the airport
Port Elizabeth Airport serves Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth). It sits 226 ft (69 m) above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest is 7,087 ft (2,160 m).
Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)
Pilots who visit
Nobody has visited Port Elizabeth Airport in the simulator yet.
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30.
Captain
No captain yet. The first pilot to visit on three different days takes the seat.
The captain is the pilot with the highest visit tier at this airport. On a tie the seat stays with whoever reached that tier first.
Race for captain
This airport has no captain yet. Visits on 3 different days make you captain.
Nobody is chasing the seat yet.
One visit counts per UTC day. Tier II holds a seat, and on a tie it stays with whoever got there first.
Questions
How many flights to and from Port Elizabeth Airport does Skydex hear?
Over the last 30 days: 116 airline flights arriving and 106 airline flights departing, heard on 15 days. The busiest day was November 2, 2026, with 22 airline flights.
When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from Port Elizabeth Airport?
On October 26, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.
Is this the departure board of Port Elizabeth Airport?
No. We count airline flight numbers our volunteer receivers hear in the air, once a day each, and match them to their published route. Flights out of range, private and military aircraft are not in it.
Have players caught flights through Port Elizabeth Airport?
Not yet. Catch any airline flight heading there, from the map or in flight, and Port Elizabeth Airport joins your ports of call.
How high is Port Elizabeth Airport above sea level?
226 ft (69 m), according to OurAirports.
How long is the longest runway at Port Elizabeth Airport?
7,087 ft (2,160 m), the longest of its 2 runways.
Can I fly over Port Elizabeth Airport in Skydex?
Yes. Fly here opens the flight simulator over the airport, with the real aircraft our receivers hear in the sky around it.
How do I visit Port Elizabeth Airport in Skydex?
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30. Nobody has visited Port Elizabeth Airport in the simulator yet.