Cape Winelands Airport

FAFK · Western Cape, South Africa

The METAR station used is 25 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 320° Cape Winelands Airport 5/23
Wind: 9 kt, 3 beaufort

4 kt

8 kt
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CAVOK
METAR FACT 020900Z 32009KT CAVOK 23/11 Q1013 NOSIG

METAR Cape Winelands Airport - FAFK

Cape Winelands Airport is a small airport in Western Cape, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -33.77170 and longitude 18.74122. The airport has 2 runways: 5/23 and 14/32. The ICAO airport code of this field is FAFK. The airport is in the Capetown FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Cape Town International Airport on May 2, 2024 11:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 320° with a speed of 9 kt.

The weather is CAVOK. That means there are no clouds below 5,000 ft or the MSA (minimum safe altitude), whichever is higher. This also means that no cumulonimbus or towering cumulus clouds have been observed and the visibility is 10 km or more or more. Furthermore, there can't be fog, precipitation nor other significant weather.

The temperature and wind chill are 23 °C. The dew point is 11 °C, the relative humidity is 47%. The air pressure at sea level is 1013 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 18:03. This applies to Cape Winelands 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 Cape Town Flight Training Centre.

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Cape Winelands 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 %
5/23 025°-205° 8 kt 4 kt 91 %
14/32 115°-295° 4 kt 8 kt 42 %

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

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 23 °C
Dewpoint 11 °C
Rel. humidity 47%
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
07:21
Midday
12:42
Sunset
18:03 (6:42h)

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