Thaba Nchu Tar Airport

FATN · Orange Free State, South Africa

The METAR station used is 57 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Thaba Nchu Tar Airport 14/32
Wind: 1 kt, 1 beaufort

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CAVOK
METAR FABL 020608Z VRB01KT CAVOK 14/09 Q1025 NOSIG

METAR Thaba Nchu Tar Airport - FATN/TCU

Thaba Nchu Tar Airport is a small airport in Orange Free State, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -29.31764 and longitude 26.82238. The airport has one runway: 14/32. The ICAO airport code of this field is FATN. The airport's IATA code is TCU. The airport is in the Johannesburg FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Bram Fischer International Airport on May 2, 2024 08:08, 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 14 °C. The dew point is 9 °C, the relative humidity is 72%. The air pressure at sea level is 1025 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 17:37. This applies to Thaba Nchu Tar 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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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
14/32 124°-304° 83 %

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 14 °C
Dewpoint 9 °C
Rel. humidity 72%
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:43
Midday
12:11
Sunset
17:40 (8:38h)

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