Pietermaritzburg Airport

FAPM · KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

METAR FAPM · Pietermaritzburg Airport

25 April 00:00 LT
58m
The METAR station used is 70 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 080° Pietermaritzburg Airport 16/34
Wind: 3 kt, 1 beaufort

1 kt

3 kt
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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 1,600
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 2,100
METAR FALE 242200Z 08003KT 9999 SCT016 BKN021 23/20 Q1016 NOSIG

METAR Pietermaritzburg Airport - FAPM/PZB

Pietermaritzburg Airport is a midsized airport in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -29.64900 and longitude 30.39870. The airport has one runway: 16/34. The ICAO airport code of this field is FAPM. The airport's IATA code is PZB. The airport is in the Johannesburg FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for King Shaka International Airport on April 25, 2024 00:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 080° with a speed of 3 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 1,600 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 2,100 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 2,100 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 23 °C. The dew point is 20 °C, the relative humidity is 83%. The air pressure at sea level is 1016 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 17:30. This applies to Pietermaritzburg 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 %
16/34 142°-322° 3 kt 1 kt 88 %

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

1,600 ft SCT Scattered clouds
2,100 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 23 °C
Dewpoint 20 °C
Rel. humidity 83%
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:19 (5:22h)
Midday
11:53
Sunset
17:27

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