#1 CLOSEST OPTIONPLZ
Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport
Serves Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) · Eastern Cape · ICAO FAPE
Straight-line distance
3 km
(3.2 km exact)
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Eastern Cape-33.9611° S, 25.6149° E
Airports near Gqeberha
Gqeberha lies on the western shore of Algoa Bay within Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape, with Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ) located 3 km away by straight line. For most trips to Gqeberha, PLZ is the immediate commercial arrival point to check first.
#1 CLOSEST IN PASSENGER COMPARISON
Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ)
Eastern CapeREVIEWED PASSENGER COMPARISON
Three closest passenger airports to Gqeberha
Ordered by unrounded Haversine distance from the Gqeberha reference coordinate (-33.9611° S, 25.6149° E) and displayed to the nearest integer kilometer.
#2 ALTERNATIVEELS
King Phalo Airport
Serves East London · Eastern Cape · ICAO FAEL
Straight-line distance
229 km
(229.4 km exact)
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#3 ALTERNATIVEGRJ
George Airport
Serves George · Western Cape · ICAO FAGG
Straight-line distance
298 km
(298.4 km exact)
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Comparing PLZ (3 km) with regional alternatives
Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ) is the local passenger airport for Gqeberha, positioned 3 km in a straight line from the city’s mapped reference coordinate. Confirm live flights for your travel date before booking, as airline schedules at regional and domestic terminals vary by day of the week.
Because PLZ is only 3 km from the Gqeberha reference coordinate, the second and third airports shown above—King Phalo Airport (ELS) at 229 km and George Airport (GRJ) at 298 km—sit 226 km or more farther away in other districts and are only relevant if your itinerary combines multiple regions.
Onward road connections and regional stops near Gqeberha
Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) anchors Nelson Mandela Bay along Algoa Bay, linking the central beachfront around Humewood, Summerstrand, and Shark Rock Pier with industrial districts in Uitenhage (Kariega) and Coega.
For the onward drive between PLZ and Gqeberha, travellers typically use short metropolitan roads between the beachfront, central districts, and the N2 coastal freeway. If your itinerary also covers nearby towns in the region, compare the airport distance profiles for Jeffreys Bay, Port Alfred, Cradock.
GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE
Gqeberha, on the map
Distances on this page use one GeoNames reference point for Gqeberha, rather than a wider municipal boundary or your accommodation address.
- Place name
- Gqeberha
- Recorded aliases
- IBhayi, Ibhayi, PLZ, Port Elisabeth
- Province
- Eastern Cape (ZA-EC)
- GeoNames ID
- 964420
- Reference coordinates
- -33.9611° S, 25.6149° E
- Terrain elevation (DEM)
- 61 m
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Map link
- Open in Google Maps ↗
NEARBY DESTINATIONS
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PROVENANCE & VERIFICATION
Updated & sources
Dataset snapshot: 2026-11-06 · GeoNames record modified: 2026-11-06 · Editorial review: 2026-11-06
- GeoNames record 964420 — Gqeberha ↗ (snapshot 2026-11-06)
- OurAirports — South Africa airport records ↗ (snapshot 2026-11-06)
- OurAirports — Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (FAPE) ↗ (closest passenger comparison airport record)
- Eastern Cape Parks & Tourism Agency (ECPTA) ↗ (regional tourism and destination reference for Eastern Cape)
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