Airports near Port Alfred

Why #1 ELS (107 km) and #2 PLZ (125 km) should be compared together

Measured from the Port Alfred reference coordinate, King Phalo Airport (ELS) is 107 km away and Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ) is 125 km away (whereas the two airports sit 231 km from each other). Because a 18 km difference in distance from Port Alfred is small relative to the onward drive, compare airline schedules, car-hire availability, and actual highway routes from both terminals before booking.

The third airport in the table, K. D. Matanzima Airport (UTT) at 282 km from Port Alfred, sits in a much more distant catchment and is not as convenient as ELS or PLZ for a direct transfer.

Our 36-airport directory also includes Port Alfred Airport (AFD) at 3 km (No regular flights listed). Because that airfield does not have confirmed regular passenger flights in this snapshot, it is listed separately below rather than ranked as standard airline options.

Local geography and road corridors around Port Alfred

Port Alfred wraps around the tidal Kowie River mouth and small-craft marina on the Sunshine Coast, roughly midway between East London and Gqeberha near Bathurst, Kenton-on-Sea, and eastern Addo reserves.

For the onward drive between ELS or PLZ and Port Alfred, travellers typically use the R72 coastal highway northeast toward East London or southwest toward Algoa Bay. If your itinerary also covers nearby towns in the region, compare the airport distance profiles for East London, Gqeberha, Queenstown.