King Shaka International Airport

FALE · KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

METAR FALE · King Shaka International Airport

26 April 11:00 LT
27m
The METAR station used is 345 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 130° King Shaka International Airport 6/24
Wind: 6 kt, 2 beaufort


6 kt
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CAVOK
METAR FABL 260900Z 13006KT 100V160 CAVOK 21/08 Q1024 NOSIG

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 Bram Fischer International Airport on April 26, 2024 11:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 130° with a speed of 6 kt. The wind direction varies between 100° and 160°.

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 21 °C. The dew point is 8 °C, the relative humidity is 43%. The air pressure at sea level is 1024 hPa (QNH).

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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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
6/24 037°-217° 6 kt 100 %

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 21 °C
Dewpoint 8 °C
Rel. humidity 43%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:39
Midday
12:12
Sunset
17:45 (6:18h)

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