Makhado Air Force Base Airport

FALM · Limpopo, South Africa

The METAR station used is 362 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 350° Makhado Air Force Base Airport 10/28
Wind: 6 kt, 2 beaufort

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CAVOK
METAR FAOR 180300Z 35006KT CAVOK 13/09 Q1028 NOSIG

METAR Makhado Air Force Base Airport - FALM

Makhado Air Force Base Airport is a small airport in Limpopo, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -23.15995 and longitude 29.69681. The airport has one runway: 10/28. The ICAO airport code of this field is FALM. The airport is in the Johannesburg FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for OR Tambo International Airport on April 18, 2024 05:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 350° with a speed of 6 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 13 °C. The dew point is 9 °C, the relative humidity is 77%. The air pressure at sea level is 1028 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 17:45. This applies to Makhado Air Force Base 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 %
10/28 090°-270° 6 kt 1 kt 98 %

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 13 °C
Dewpoint 9 °C
Rel. humidity 77%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:24 (1:20h)
Midday
12:06
Sunset
17:48

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