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Airports near East London
The first result leads the second by 170 km in a straight line. The order is a straight-line ranking, not a driving time.
For East London, check King Phalo Airport (ELS) first. It is 8 km from the town reference point. UTT is 170 km further, which is a different journey rather than a nearby backup.
Start with ELS for East London
Which code to check for East London
The ranking from this town point is 1. King Phalo Airport (ELS) at 8 km; 2. K. D. Matanzima Airport (UTT) at 178 km; 3. Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ) at 239 km.
These distances start at the East London reference point in the Eastern Cape, not at a hotel, terminal door or pickup bay. A shorter line on the map does not tell you the fare, the flight time or which airport is quicker by road.
What the later East London results are for
K. D. Matanzima Airport (UTT) is the second result, in the same province, at 178 km. Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ) is third at 239 km. Being third in this list is not a claim that the airport is a convenient alternative.
Staying in Port Alfred instead? Open that comparison. Its closest passenger airport is King Phalo Airport (ELS) at 107 km, not a copy of the East London figure.
How to read the East London gap
The gap from ELS to UTT is 170 km, measured between the unrounded distances and then rounded. Use it to see how far apart the first two options are. It is not a driving time, and it says nothing about which flight is on sale.
Town reference point
-33.01529, 27.91162
Eastern Cape · Africa/Johannesburg
Distances on this page start at this place coordinate, not at a hotel or a terminal.
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GeoNames record modified 2026-06-06.