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Pilot information for Port Elizabeth Airport

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General information for Port Elizabeth Airport

Airport codes: PLZ FAPE
Type: regional airport
Scheduled airline service: yes
Serves: Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Latitude: -33.984901 | 33 59.094086 S | S33 59 05
Longitude: 25.617300 | 25 37.038002 E | E025 37 02
Field elevation: 226 ft/69 m MSL
Magnetic variation: 26.344°W

Radio communication frequencies for Port Elizabeth Airport

APP: 120.4 MHz
ATIS: 112.9 MHz
GTE: 122.65 MHz (APRON)
TWR: 118.1 MHz

Members can add and update frequencies.

Runways at Port Elizabeth Airport

08/26
6,496 x 151 ft (1,980 x 46 m) — paved — lighted
10/28
3,865 x 59 ft (1,178 x 18 m) — grass — not lighted
17/35
5,502 x 151 ft (1,677 x 46 m) — paved — lighted

Members can add and update runway information.

Aviation weather for Port Elizabeth Airport

Current conditions (METAR) for Port Elizabeth Airport

Retrieved 2012/05/26 17:00: 

FAPE 261700Z 24010KT CAVOK 14/10 Q1027 NOSIG

Forecast (TAF) for Port Elizabeth Airport

Retrieved 2012/05/25 00:00: 

TAF FAPE 252200Z 2600/2624 24013KT CAVOK PROB30 
      TEMPO 2600/2605 -SHRA BKN030 PROB40 
      TEMPO 2600/2607 24020G30KT SCT030 
      BECMG 2618/2620 24012KT TX18/2612ZTN12/2604Z

Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) for Port Elizabeth Airport

Please confirm all NOTAMs at the original source! These are for information only, and may be wrong, out of date, or incomplete.

NOTAM B0652/12: Port Elizabeth Airport (FAPE) 
B0652/12 NOTAMN 
Q) FACA/QSPXX/IV/BO/AE/000/999/3359S02537E005
A) FAPE B) 1205081447 C) 1207312030 EST
D) DLY 0600-2030
E) ATC TRAINING TAKING PLACE ON PORT ELIZABETH APP 120.4 MHZ.
CREATED: 08 May 2012 14:48:00 
SOURCE: FAJNYNYX
NOTAM B0650/12: Port Elizabeth Airport (FAPE) 
B0650/12 NOTAMR B0648/12 
Q) FACA/QSTXX/IV/BO/A/000/999/3359S02537E005
A) FAPE B) 1205081445 C) 1207312030 EST
D) DLY 0600-2030
E) ATC TRAINING TAKING PLACE ON TWR 118.1 MHZ.
CREATED: 08 May 2012 14:45:00 
SOURCE: FAJNYNYX
NOTAM B0644/12: Port Elizabeth Airport (FAPE) 
B0644/12 NOTAMR B0547/12 
Q) FACA/QMRLC/IV/NBO/A/000/999/3359S02537E005
A) FAPE B) 1205050800 C) 1208021200 EST
E) RWY 10/28 CLSD.
CREATED: 05 May 2012 08:54:00 
SOURCE: FAJNYNYX
NOTAM B0410/12: Port Elizabeth Airport (FAPE) 
B0410/12 NOTAMR B0237/12 
Q) FACA/QMRLC/IV/NBO/A/000/999/3359S02537E005
A) FAPE B) 1203071314 C) 1206041312 EST
D) DLY 0500-1500 EXCLUDING WEEKENDS AND PUBLIC HOLDAYS
E) RWY 17/35 CLSD DUE WIP. WILL ONLY BE AVBL FOR EMERGENCIES OR WHEN
WIND IS FAVOURING RWY 17/35. 10 MIN PN TO VACATE THE MAINT VEHICLES.
CREATED: 07 Mar 2012 13:14:00 
SOURCE: FAJNYNYX
NOTAM B0409/12: Port Elizabeth Airport (FAPE) 
B0409/12 NOTAMR B0408/12 
Q) FACA/QSPLT/IV/BO/AE/000/999/3359S02537E005
A) FAPE B) 1203071119 C) 1206040700 EST
E) DUE TO THE ILS RWY 26 BEING U/S. TFC TO EXPECT ROUTING DCT TO PEV
AND TO EXPECT RADAR VECTORS FOR THE FINAL SEGMENT OF THE VOR APCH FOR
RWY 26.
CREATED: 07 Mar 2012 11:19:00 
SOURCE: FAJNYNYX
NOTAM B0407/12: Port Elizabeth Airport (FAPE) 
B0407/12 NOTAMR B0406/12 
Q) FACA/QIGAS/I/NBO/A/000/999/3359S02537E005
A) FAPE B) 1203071010 C) 1206070615 EST
E) ILS GP RWY 26 332.6 MHZ U/S. ALL ASSOCIATED PROC SUSPENDED.
CREATED: 07 Mar 2012 10:10:00 
SOURCE: FAJNYNYX
NOTAM B0028/11: Port Elizabeth Airport (FAPE) 
B0028/11 NOTAMR B0026/11 
Q) FACA/QSPLT/IV/BO/AE/000/999/3359S02537E005
A) FAPE B) 1101071457 C) PERM
E) TRAFFIC UNDER RADAR CONTROL BEING VECTORED FOR A ILS APPROACH RWY
08 CAN EXPECT TO LEAVE 3000FT ON THE GLIDESLOPE DUE TO LIMITED RADAR
COVERAGE TO THE WEST OF VOR PEV.
CREATED: 07 Jan 2011 14:57:00 
SOURCE: FAJNYNYX