Beaufort West Airport

FABW · Western Cape, South Africa

METAR FABW · Beaufort West Airport

The METAR station used is 191 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Beaufort West Airport 8/26
Wind: 2 kt, 1 beaufort

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METAR FAGG 231100Z VRB02KT 5000 BR OVC005 16/15 Q1017

METAR Beaufort West Airport - FABW

Beaufort West Airport is a small airport in Western Cape, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -32.30648 and longitude 22.66446. The airport has 2 runways: 8/26 and 16/34. The ICAO airport code of this field is FABW. The airport is in the Capetown FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for George Airport on April 23, 2024 13:00, local time.

Airport observations

There is little or no wind from a variable direction.

Visibility is 5 km.

There are overcast clouds at an altitude of 500 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 500 ft.

Current weather is mist. The temperature and wind chill are 16 °C. The dew point is 15 °C, the relative humidity is 94%. The air pressure at sea level is 1017 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 17:58. This applies to Beaufort West 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

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
8/26 060°-240° 2 kt 1 kt 87 %
16/34 142°-322° 1 kt 2 kt 62 %

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

500 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Mist
Temperature 16 °C
Dewpoint 15 °C
Rel. humidity 94%
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:59
Midday
12:28
Sunset
17:57 (4:38h)

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