Port Alfred Airport

FAPA · Eastern Cape, South Africa

The METAR station used is 105 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 210° Port Alfred Airport 10L/28R
Wind: 6 kt, 2 beaufort

4 kt

4 kt
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Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 3,900
METAR FAEL 081500Z 21006KT 170V230 9999 BKN039 19/18 Q1022

METAR Port Alfred Airport - FAPA/AFD

Port Alfred Airport is a small airport in Eastern Cape, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -33.55491 and longitude 26.88196. The airport has 4 runways: 10L/28R, 18/36, 7/25 and 10R/28L. The ICAO airport code of this field is FAPA. The airport's IATA code is AFD. The airport is in the Capetown FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Ben Schoeman Airport on May 8, 2024 17:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 210° with a speed of 6 kt. The wind direction varies between 170° and 230°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are broken clouds at an altitude of 3,900 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 3,900 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 19 °C. The dew point is 18 °C, the relative humidity is 94%. The air pressure at sea level is 1022 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 17:25. This applies to Port Alfred 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 %
10L/28R 075°-255° 4 kt 4 kt 71 %
18/36 158°-338° 5 kt 4 kt 79 %
7/25 046°-226° 2 kt 6 kt 28 %
10R/28L 075°-255° 4 kt 4 kt 71 %

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

3,900 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 19 °C
Dewpoint 18 °C
Rel. humidity 94%
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:47
Midday
12:05
Sunset
17:22 (4m)

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