King Shaka International Airport

FALE · KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

METAR FALE · King Shaka International Airport

26 April 09:00 LT
11m
The METAR station used is 343 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 180° King Shaka International Airport 6/24
Wind: 3 kt, 1 beaufort

2 kt

2 kt
Change
0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 900
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 2,000
METAR FDMS 260700Z 18003KT 9000 FEW009 BKN020 21/19 Q1023 TEMPO 7000 -RA

METAR King Shaka International Airport - FALE/DUR

King Shaka International Airport is a large airport in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -29.61176 and longitude 31.11931. The airport has one runway: 6/24. The ICAO airport code of this field is FALE. The airport's IATA code is DUR. The airport is in the Johannesburg FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Matsapha Airport on April 26, 2024 09:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 180° with a speed of 3 kt.

Visibility is 9 km.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 900 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 21 °C. The dew point is 19 °C, the relative humidity is 88%. The air pressure at sea level is 1023 hPa (QNH).

Trends

  • Temporary

    Little or no wind from a variable direction. The visibility becomes 7 km. Significant weather: light rain.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 17:25. This applies to King Shaka International 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 %
6/24 037°-217° 2 kt 2 kt 60 %

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

900 ft FEW Few clouds
2,000 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 21 °C
Dewpoint 19 °C
Rel. humidity 88%
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:16
Midday
11:52
Sunset
17:28 (8:17h)

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