Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport

FAPE · Eastern Cape, South Africa

METAR FAPE · Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport

15 October 20:25 LT
34m
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 080° Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport 8/26
Wind direction to Wind: 17 kt, gusting 28 kt, 5 beaufort

16 kt

6 kt
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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 3,500
METAR FAPE 151825Z 08017G28KT 9999 SCT035 16/09 Q1026 NOSIG

METAR Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport - FAPE/PLZ

Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport is a midsized airport in Eastern Cape, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -33.98915 and longitude 25.61613. The airport has 2 runways: 8/26 and 17/35. The ICAO airport code of this field is FAPE. The airport's IATA code is PLZ. The airport is in the Capetown FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport on October 15, 2024 20:25, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 080° with a speed of 17 kt. Wind gusts of 28 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 3,500 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 16 °C. The dew point is 9 °C, the relative humidity is 63%. The air pressure at sea level is 1026 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 18:31. This applies to Chief Dawid Stuurman 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 %
8/26 058°-238° 6-10 kt 16-26 kt 37 %
17/35 146°-326° 16-26 kt 7-11 kt 91 %

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

3,500 ft SCT Scattered clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 16 °C
Dewpoint 9 °C
Rel. humidity 63%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:35 (8:35h)
Midday
12:03
Sunset
18:31

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