Parys Airport

FAPY · Orange Free State, South Africa

The METAR station used is 111 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Parys Airport 6/24
Wind: 2 kt, 1 beaufort

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CAVOK
METAR FAOR 080430Z VRB02KT CAVOK 16/01 Q1029 NOSIG

METAR Parys Airport - FAPY

Parys Airport is a small airport in Orange Free State, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -26.88811 and longitude 27.50352. The airport has 2 runways: 6/24 and 11/29. The ICAO airport code of this field is FAPY. The airport is in the Johannesburg FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for OR Tambo International Airport on May 8, 2024 06:30, local time.

Airport observations

There is little or no wind from a variable direction.

The weather is CAVOK. That means there are no clouds below 5,000 ft or the MSA (minimum safe altitude), whichever is higher. This also means that no cumulonimbus or towering cumulus clouds have been observed and the visibility is 10 km or more or more. Furthermore, there can't be fog, precipitation nor other significant weather.

The temperature and wind chill are 16 °C. The dew point is 1 °C, the relative humidity is 36%. The air pressure at sea level is 1029 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 17:34. This applies to Parys 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

On this airport you can find skydive centers. The only known company on this field is Skydive Parys.

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Parys Airport. You can also use the search function to find specific flying lessons, skydives or other flying experiences near your place.

Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
6/24 043°-223° 1 kt 1 kt 68 %
11/29 095°-275° 2 kt 100 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 16 °C
Dewpoint 1 °C
Rel. humidity 36%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:34
Midday
12:03
Sunset
17:32 (10:35h)

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