Brakpan Airport

FABB · Gauteng, South Africa

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 040° Brakpan Airport 18/36
Wind: 10 kt, 3 beaufort

5 kt

9 kt
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Cloud Cloud
FEW 5,000
METAR FAOR 151800Z 04010KT 9000 -TSRA FEW050CB 12/11 Q1028 NOSIG

METAR Brakpan Airport - FABB

Brakpan Airport is a small airport in Gauteng, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -26.23860 and longitude 28.30180. The airport has one runway: 18/36. The ICAO airport code of this field is FABB. The airport is in the Johannesburg FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for OR Tambo International Airport on October 15, 2024 20:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 040° with a speed of 10 kt.

Visibility is 9 km.

There are few clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 5,000 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

Current weather is light thunderstorms rain. The temperature and wind chill are 12 °C. The dew point is 11 °C, the relative humidity is 94%. The air pressure at sea level is 1028 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 18:13. This applies to Brakpan Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +2 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

On this airport you can find flying schools. The only known company on this field is Airborne Aviation Flight School.

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Brakpan Airport. You can also use the search function to find specific flying lessons, skydives or other flying experiences near your place.

Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
18/36 159°-339° 9 kt 5 kt 87 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

5,000 ft FEW Few clouds cumulonimbus

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light thunderstorms rain
Temperature 12 °C
Dewpoint 11 °C
Rel. humidity 94%
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:31 (9:05h)
Midday
11:52
Sunset
18:13

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