FAPE / PLZ — Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport

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Medium Regional Airport • Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), EC, ZA

Elevation: 226 ft (69 m) • -33.9849, 25.6173

Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (FAPE / PLZ) is a medium regional airport serving Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), EC, ZA, situated at an elevation of 226 ft (69 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 30.4° West.

No current METAR available for FAPE.

TAF Forecast

TAF FAPE 041600Z 0418/0518 VRB03KT CAVOK TX23/0511Z TN06/0504Z 
  BECMG 0500/0502 35010KT 
  BECMG 0512/0514 VRB03KT

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Understanding Aviation Weather

METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.

TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.

Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM   MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM   IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM   LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM

Disclaimer: Weather data is sourced from official aviation weather services and may be delayed. Always verify conditions through official channels before flight. For informational purposes only.