Carltonville Airport

FACR · Gauteng, South Africa

The METAR station used is 93 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 080° Carltonville Airport 13/31
Wind: 7 kt, 3 beaufort

6 kt

3 kt
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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 600
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 2,000
METAR FAOR 280000Z 08007KT 9999 SCT006 BKN020 11/09 Q1031 NOSIG

METAR Carltonville Airport - FACR

Carltonville Airport is a small airport in Gauteng, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -26.36863 and longitude 27.35113. The airport has 2 runways: 13/31 and 8/26. The ICAO airport code of this field is FACR. The airport is in the Johannesburg FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for OR Tambo International Airport on April 28, 2024 02:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 080° with a speed of 7 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 600 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 2,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 2,000 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 11 °C. The dew point is 9 °C, the relative humidity is 88%. The air pressure at sea level is 1031 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 17:42. This applies to Carltonville 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 skydive centers. Companies on this airport are Johannesburg Skydiving Club and One Giant Leap.

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Carltonville 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 %
13/31 109°-289° 3 kt 6 kt 48 %
8/26 059°-239° 3 kt 7 kt 36 %

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

600 ft SCT Scattered clouds
2,000 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 11 °C
Dewpoint 9 °C
Rel. humidity 88%
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:29 (4:22h)
Midday
12:04
Sunset
17:39

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