Saldanha/Vredenburg Airport

FASD · Western Cape, South Africa

The METAR station used is 126 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 360° Saldanha/Vredenburg Airport 2/20
Wind: 6 kt, 2 beaufort

6 kt

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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 3,300
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 4,000
METAR FACT 061900Z 36006KT 9999 FEW033 BKN040 17/13 Q1012 NOSIG

METAR Saldanha/Vredenburg Airport - FASD

Saldanha/Vredenburg Airport is a midsized airport in Western Cape, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -32.96441 and longitude 17.96950. The airport has one runway: 2/20. The ICAO airport code of this field is FASD. The airport is in the Capetown FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Cape Town International Airport on May 6, 2024 21:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 360° with a speed of 6 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 3,300 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 4,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 4,000 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 17 °C. The dew point is 13 °C, the relative humidity is 77%. The air pressure at sea level is 1012 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 18:03. This applies to Saldanha/Vredenburg 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 %
2/20 358°-178° 6 kt 3 %

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

3,300 ft FEW Few clouds
4,000 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 17 °C
Dewpoint 13 °C
Rel. humidity 77%
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
07:24 (9:49h)
Midday
12:42
Sunset
17:59

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