Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) to Johannesburg Flights PLZ → JNB

Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport → O.R. Tambo International Airport

🇿🇦 Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), ZA → 🇿🇦 Johannesburg, ZA

The Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) to Johannesburg route connects Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ) in ZA with O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) in ZA. This short-haul flight covers approximately 565 miles (909 km) with a typical flight time of 1h 20m. This route is served by 5 airlines: Safair, South African Airways, South African Airlink and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 22 daily flights on this route.

Departure Airport

Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport

ICAO Code:: FAPE
IATA Code:: PLZ
City:: 🇿🇦 Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
Country:: ZA
Elevation:: 226 ft

Destination Airport

O.R. Tambo International Airport

ICAO Code:: FAOR
IATA Code:: JNB
City:: 🇿🇦 Johannesburg
Country:: ZA
Elevation:: 5558 ft

Operators

Daily Flights

565

Miles

1h 20m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Great Circle

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Operating Airlines

Airline	ICAO	IATA
Safair	`SFR`	`FA`
South African Airways	`SAA`	`SA`
South African Airlink	`LNK`	`4Z`
CemAir	`KEM`	`5Z`
TAAG Angola Airlines	`DTA`	`DT`

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	16	8%
Tuesday	11	5%
Wednesday	47	23%
Thursday	44	21%
Friday	35	17%
Saturday	28	14%
Sunday	25	12%

Pattern Analysis

22 Daily Flights:

SAA404 SAA422 LNK790 LNK798 SAA410 SFR370 SFR374 LNK792 SFR361 SFR233 SFR633 SFR363 SFR365 SFR376 SFR537 KEM253 KEM257 DTA5410 SFR231 SFR239 SFR535 KEM255

Data Points: 206
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 153 flights
Weekend: 53 flights

Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

5 Routes

Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.

Airline	Flight Numbers	Aircraft Type	Typical Time	Days Active	Last Seen	Status
CemAir `KEM` / `5Z`	KEM253 KEM257 KEM255	CRJ1	18:40 6:40 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Feb 2, 2026	Active
Safair `SFR` / `FA`	SFR370 SFR374 SFR361 SFR233 SFR633 SFR363 SFR365 SFR376 SFR537 SFR231 SFR239 SFR535	B738	15:25 3:25 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Feb 5, 2026	Active
South African Airlink `LNK` / `4Z`	LNK790 LNK798 LNK792	E295	15:45 3:45 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Feb 5, 2026	Active
South African Airways `SAA` / `SA`	SAA404 SAA422 SAA410	B738	18:05 6:05 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Feb 5, 2026	Active
TAAG Angola Airlines `DTA` / `DT`	DTA5410	B737	13:10 1:10 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Dec 11, 2025	Active

Total Routes: 5

Active Routes: 5

Unique Airlines: 5

Aircraft Types: 5

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
13:10 1:10 PM	TAAG Angola Airlines	`DTA`	`DT`
15:25 3:25 PM	Safair	`SFR`	`FA`
15:45 3:45 PM	South African Airlink	`LNK`	`4Z`
18:05 6:05 PM	South African Airways	`SAA`	`SA`
18:40 6:40 PM	CemAir	`KEM`	`5Z`

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (FAPE - Africa/Johannesburg).

Total Departure Times: 5

Time Range:
13:10 - 18:40

These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.