Waterkloof Air Force Base

FAWK · Gauteng, South Africa

The METAR station used is 35 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 010° Waterkloof Air Force Base 1/19
Wind: 6 kt, 2 beaufort

6 kt

2 kt
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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
CAVOK
METAR FAOR 030330Z 01006KT CAVOK 12/06 Q1029 NOSIG

METAR Waterkloof Air Force Base - FAWK/WKF

Waterkloof Air Force Base is a midsized airport in Gauteng, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -25.82828 and longitude 28.22385. The airport has 2 runways: 1/19 and 6/24. The ICAO airport code of this field is FAWK. The airport's IATA code is WKF. The airport is in the Johannesburg FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for OR Tambo International Airport on May 3, 2024 05:30, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 010° with a speed of 6 kt.

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 12 °C. The dew point is 6 °C, the relative humidity is 67%. The air pressure at sea level is 1029 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 17:36. This applies to Waterkloof Air Force Base, 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 %
1/19 353°-173° 2 kt 6 kt 29 %
6/24 045°-225° 3 kt 5 kt 57 %

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 12 °C
Dewpoint 6 °C
Rel. humidity 67%
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:32 (30m)
Midday
12:03
Sunset
17:35

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