Port Elizabeth Airport
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| Port Elizabeth Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: PLZ - ICAO: FAPE | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Airports Company South Africa | ||
| Serves | Port Elizabeth | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 219 ft (67 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 08/26 | 6,496 | 1,980 | Asphalt |
| 17/35 | 5,501 | 1,677 | Asphalt |
| 10/28 | 3,805 | 1,160 | Grass |
Port Elizabeth Airport (IATA: PLZ, ICAO: FAPE), formerly H. F. Verwoerd Airport, is located in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Port Elizabeth Airport is served by Comair (British Airways), South African Airways, Kulula.com, Nationwide Airlines and 1Time.
The first flight between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth took place in 1917. A postal service between these cities was established and the present airport was built in 1929, very close to the city centre. It is said that all major areas of Port Elizabeth is within a ten minute drive from the airport.
In 2004, the airport served 1,055,552 passengers (+20.4% vs. '03).
[edit] Scheduled Services
- 1Time Airline (Cape Town, Johannesburg)
- British Airways (Johannesburg)
- Comair (Cape Town, Durban)
- Kulula (Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg)
- Nationwide Airlines (Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg)
- South African Airways (Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, East London, Johannesburg)
[edit] External links
- Port Elizabeth Airport Homepage
- More useful information about Port Elizabeth International Airport - History, airport data, airlines, parking and car rental, planespotting...
- Arial Photograph on Google Maps
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