Kenton-on-Sea Airport

FAKX · Eastern Cape, South Africa

The METAR station used is 100 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 230° Kenton-on-Sea Airport 12/30
Wind direction to Wind: 17 kt, gusting 27 kt, 5 beaufort

12 kt

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CAVOK
METAR FAPE 041522Z 23017G27KT CAVOK 18/15 Q1015 NOSIG

METAR Kenton-on-Sea Airport - FAKX

Kenton-on-Sea Airport is a small airport in Eastern Cape, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -33.67033 and longitude 26.63059. The airport has one runway: 12/30. The ICAO airport code of this field is FAKX. The airport is in the Capetown FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport on May 4, 2024 17:22, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 230° with a speed of 17 kt. Wind gusts of 27 kt have been measured.

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 18 °C. The dew point is 15 °C, the relative humidity is 83%. The air pressure at sea level is 1015 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 17:29. This applies to Kenton-on-Sea 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 %
12/30 093°-273° 12-18 kt 12-20 kt 68 %

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 18 °C
Dewpoint 15 °C
Rel. humidity 83%
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:55 (13:10h)
Midday
12:14
Sunset
17:33

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