Port Elizabeth Airport (IATA: PLZ, ICAO: FAPE), formerly H. F. Verwoerd Airport, is an airport situated in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The airport is owned and operated by the Airports Company South Africa which also operates nine other airports around South Africa.
The airport is located approximately two miles south of the city’s central business district. This has earned it the name “Ten minute airport” because it is said to be less than ten minutes’ drive from most major areas of the city.
In 2007, the airport served 1,491,551 passengers.
Address Phone
Port Elizabeth Airport +27 21 937 1200
Aeropark Office Complex Fax
Port Elizabeth 6000 +27 21 936 2937
South Africa Email
info@airports.co.za
Passengers per Year
1.470.000 (2008)