Rustenburg Airport

FARG · North-West, South Africa

The METAR station used is 73 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 330° Rustenburg Airport 16/34
Wind: 6 kt, 2 beaufort

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CAVOK
METAR FALA 061400Z 33006KT 290V020 CAVOK 26/02 Q1022 NOSIG

METAR Rustenburg Airport - FARG

Rustenburg Airport is a midsized airport in North-West, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -25.64443 and longitude 27.27101. The airport has one runway: 16/34. The ICAO airport code of this field is FARG. The airport is in the Johannesburg FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Lanseria International Airport on May 6, 2024 16:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 330° with a speed of 6 kt. The wind direction varies between 290° and 020°.

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 26 °C. The dew point is 2 °C, the relative humidity is 21%. The air pressure at sea level is 1022 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 17:38. This applies to Rustenburg 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 Rustenburg Skydiving Club.

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Rustenburg 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 %
16/34 145°-325° 6 kt 9 %

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 26 °C
Dewpoint 2 °C
Rel. humidity 21%
Kp-index 4 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:34
Midday
12:04
Sunset
17:35 (34m)

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