Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport

FAPE · Eastern Cape, South Africa

METAR FAPE · Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport

23 April 11:00 LT
1h
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 040° Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport 8/26
Wind: 4 kt, 2 beaufort

4 kt

1 kt
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Cloud Cloud
FEW 2,500
METAR FAPE 230900Z 04004KT 350V080 9999 FEW025 20/15 Q1018 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 April 23, 2024 11:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 040° with a speed of 4 kt. The wind direction varies between 350° and 080°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 2,500 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 20 °C. The dew point is 15 °C, the relative humidity is 73%. The air pressure at sea level is 1018 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 17:44. 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° 1 kt 4 kt 31 %
17/35 146°-326° 4 kt 1 kt 96 %

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

2,500 ft FEW Few clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 20 °C
Dewpoint 15 °C
Rel. humidity 73%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:46
Midday
12:15
Sunset
17:44 (5:44h)

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