AFS Port Elizabeth
Facility Details
Summary
| Operating Country | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Location | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Status | Active |
| Usage | Dual |
| Operating Organization | South African Air Force |
| Units |
C Flight of 15 Squadron108 Squadron
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Location & Technical Details
| Coordinates | -33.9811°N, 25.6225°E |
| Elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
| IATA code | PLZ |
| ICAO code | FAPE |
| Runways |
08/26 · 1,980 m (6,496 ft) · Asphalt17/35 · 1,677 m (5,502 ft) · Asphalt10/28 · 1,160 m (3,806 ft) · Grass
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| Website | web.archive.org/web/20060523005231/www.af.mil.za/bases/bases.html |
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Description
Air Force Station Port Elizabeth is a South African Air Force facility located in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Situated on the north-eastern side of the main runway at Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport, the installation was downgraded from an Air Force Base in the early 1990s.
The facility hosts C Flight of 15 Squadron, which operates BK 117 helicopters configured for maritime and landward search and rescue operations. It is also the home of 108 Squadron, a Territorial Reserve Squadron operating civil light aircraft in a utility transport role. Additionally, the airport site contains the Port Elizabeth branch of the South African Air Force Museum.
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Last updated on 13 August 2026.
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- AUG 132026 Updated Runway records recorded, with elevation, airport codes and official website
- AUG 112026 Created Page created: AFS Port Elizabeth