Johannesburg to Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) Flights (JNB-PLZ)

🇿🇦 JNB

Johannesburg

565 mi

PLZ 🇿🇦

Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)

O.R. Tambo International Airport Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport 6 airlines

The Johannesburg to Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) route connects O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) in ZA with Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ) in ZA. This short-haul flight covers approximately 565 miles (909 km) with a typical flight time of 1h 22m. This route is served by 6 airlines: South African Airways, Safair, South African Airlink and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 21 unique flight numbers on this route.

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Departure Airport

O.R. Tambo International Airport

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

Destination Airport

Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport

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

Operators

Tracked Flights

565

Miles

1h 22m

Flight Duration

Route Map

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Operating Airlines

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

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	47	16%
Tuesday	37	13%
Wednesday	41	14%
Thursday	38	13%
Friday	45	15%
Saturday	36	12%
Sunday	47	16%

Pattern Analysis

21 Tracked Flights:

Data Points: 291
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 208 flights
Weekend: 83 flights

Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

6 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
FSK `FSK`	-	-	-	M T W T F S S	Jul 3, 2026	Active
CemAir `KEM` / `5Z`		CRJ1	06:50 6:50 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jul 3, 2026	Active
Safair `SFR` / `FA`		B738	06:15 6:15 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jul 3, 2026	Active
South African Airlink `LNK` / `4Z`		E295	18:15 6:15 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jul 3, 2026	Active
South African Airways `SAA` / `SA`		A320	11:25 11:25 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jul 3, 2026	Active
TAAG Angola Airlines `DTA` / `DT`		B737	15:45 3:45 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jul 3, 2026	Active

Total Routes: 6

Active Routes: 6

Unique Airlines: 6

Aircraft Types: 5

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
06:15 6:15 AM	Safair	`SFR`	`FA`
06:50 6:50 AM	CemAir	`KEM`	`5Z`
11:25 11:25 AM	South African Airways	`SAA`	`SA`
15:45 3:45 PM	TAAG Angola Airlines	`DTA`	`DT`
18:15 6:15 PM	South African Airlink	`LNK`	`4Z`

Time Information

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

Total Departure Times: 5

Time Range:
06:15 - 18:15

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

Johannesburg to Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) Flights

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