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About Despatch

Despatch, just outside Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape, is an easy R75 or N2 run from Gqeberha, about 25 km away, with Uitenhage 14 km and Kariega 16 km down the road for your everyday trips. Chief Dawid Stuurman Airport is roughly 32 km out. Long-distance visitors do arrive too, some from as far as Van Dyksbaai near Cape Town. About six fast EV chargers are dotted around the area. Fun fact: the town got its name from its old railway dispatch point for locally dug clay, still used in its brickworks today.

Where is Despatch on the map?

Despatch is in South Africa, at -33.807, 25.503 - about 17 km south of Port Elizabeth.

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What is the closest airport to Despatch?

The closest airport to Despatch is Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport, 32 km (about 40 min by car).

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