Somersveld Airport

FALS · Western Cape, South Africa

The METAR station used is 81 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 320° Somersveld Airport 3/21
Wind: 13 kt, 4 beaufort

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Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 800
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BKN 3,100
METAR FACT 040930Z 32013KT 9999 SCT008 BKN031 18/16 Q1017 NOSIG

METAR Somersveld Airport - FALS

Somersveld Airport is a small airport in Western Cape, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -33.24591 and longitude 18.48171. The airport has one runway: 3/21. The ICAO airport code of this field is FALS. The airport is in the Capetown FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Cape Town International Airport on May 4, 2024 11:30, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 320° with a speed of 13 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 800 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 3,100 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 3,100 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 18 °C. The dew point is 16 °C, the relative humidity is 88%. The air pressure at sea level is 1017 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 18:03. This applies to Somersveld 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 %
3/21 360°-180° 8 kt 10 kt 64 %

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

800 ft SCT Scattered clouds
3,100 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 18 °C
Dewpoint 16 °C
Rel. humidity 88%
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
07:23
Midday
12:42
Sunset
18:01 (6:17h)

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