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Aerodrome Data

Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (IATA: PLZ, ICAO: FAPE) is an airport serving Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha), a city in the Eastern Cape province in 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.

Aerodrome Details

Chief Dawid Stuurman Intl
ICAO FAPE
IATA PLZ
Elevation 229ft
Transition Altitude 5500ft
Transition Level by ATC (see TL table)
Mag Variation 28º W

Transition Levels

The following table should only be to determine the Transition Level for Port Elizabeth (FAPE).

QNH Range TL
946 - 962 85
963 - 979 80
980 - 996 75
997 - 1013 70
1014 - 1029 65
1030 - 1046 60
1047 - 1099 55

Declared Distances

Runway Course TORA TODA ASDA LDA Remarks
08 086º 1980 2040 2040 1980 -
17 174º 1677 1737 1677 1677 -
26 266º 2160 2220 2160 1980 -
35 354º 1677 1677 1677 1677 -

Radio Navigation & Landing Aids

Type ID Frequency
VOR DME PEV 112.9 MHz
UHF DME (TACAN) PEV CH 76X
ILS LOC 08 PEI 111.1 MHz
ILS LOC 26 PDI 109.5 MHz

Aprons

Apron Stands Entry/Exit Point Remarks
Apron A A1 - A12 Twy A -
GA Apron - Twy B -
SAAF Apron - Twy E -

ATS Frequencies

Position Callsign Frequency Remarks
FAOR_ATIS Port Elizabeth ATIS 126.800 -
FAOR_DEL Port Elizabeth Delivery 122.100 -
FAOR_TWR Port Elizabeth Tower 118.100 -
FAOR_APP Port Elizabeth Approach 120.400 -
FACA_E_CTR Cape Town Area 124.700 -
FACA_CTR Cape Town Area 125.100 -