Vanderbijlpark Airport

FAVP · Gauteng, South Africa

The METAR station used is 77 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 030° Vanderbijlpark Airport 17/35
Wind: 7 kt, 3 beaufort

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CAVOK
METAR FAOR 030730Z 03007KT 360V060 CAVOK 20/08 Q1032 NOSIG

METAR Vanderbijlpark Airport - FAVP

Vanderbijlpark Airport is a small airport in Gauteng, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -26.69198 and longitude 27.77755. The airport has one runway: 17/35. The ICAO airport code of this field is FAVP. The airport is in the Johannesburg FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for OR Tambo International Airport on May 3, 2024 09:30, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 030° with a speed of 7 kt. The wind direction varies between 360° and 060°.

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 20 °C. The dew point is 8 °C, the relative humidity is 46%. The air pressure at sea level is 1032 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 17:36. This applies to Vanderbijlpark 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 %
17/35 165°-345° 5 kt 5 kt 71 %

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 20 °C
Dewpoint 8 °C
Rel. humidity 46%
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:32
Midday
12:03
Sunset
17:35 (8:00h)

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