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FAPEIATA PLZZAFlight category: VFR

Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ/FAPE)

Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)58 m

21°CTemperature230° · 18 ktWind6+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
21°C
Dew point
15°C
Wind
230° · 18 kt
Visibility
6+ mi
Altimeter
30.09 inHg
Current conditions
VFR

Wind on the runway

Runway heading
58°
Headwind
18 kt
Tailwind
Crosswind
3 kt
From the right

Cloud ceiling profile

Ceiling
——
SCT2,000 ft AGL

METAR

Nov 13, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC)

Decoded observation

Report type
METAR
issued
Nov 13, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC)
wind
230° · 18 kt
visibility
>10 km
clouds
SCT · scattered clouds · 2,000 ft AGL
temperature
21 °C
dew point
15 °C
altimeter setting
1,019 hPa
flight category
VFR
Expected trend
No significant change expected

TAF

Nov 13, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC)

Forecast period 1 · base period

Validity
Nov 13, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC) – Nov 14, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
wind
240° · 14 kt
visibility
>10 km
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 1,200 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 4,500 ft AGL

Forecast period 2 · temporary conditions

Validity
Nov 14, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC) – Nov 14, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
weather
light · rain
clouds
BKN · broken cloud layer · 1,300 ft AGL

Terminal forecast

BASE
Nov 13, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
240° · 14 kt
6+ mi · FEW 1200 · SCT 4500
TEMPO
Nov 14, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · — kt
— mi · -RA

Observation history

UTCCurrent conditionsTemperatureWindVisibility
Nov 13, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC)VFR21°C18 kt6+ mi

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