Alpha Airfield

FBAL · Lobatse, Botswana

The METAR station used is 69 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 120° Alpha Airfield 5/23
Wind: 6 kt, 2 beaufort


6 kt
Change
0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
CAVOK
METAR FAMM 190400Z 12006KT CAVOK 11/08 Q1026 NOSIG

METAR Alpha Airfield - FBAL

Alpha Airfield is a small airport in Lobatse, Botswana. The airport is located at latitude -25.19828 and longitude 25.71369. The airport has one runway: 5/23. The ICAO airport code of this field is FBAL. The airport is in the Johannesburg FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Mmabatho International Airport on April 19, 2024 06:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 120° 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 11 °C. The dew point is 8 °C, the relative humidity is 82%. The air pressure at sea level is 1026 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 17:58. This applies to Alpha Airfield, 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

We don't have information about companies on this airport.

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Alpha Airfield. 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 %
5/23 030°-210° 6 kt 100 %

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 11 °C
Dewpoint 8 °C
Rel. humidity 82%
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:35 (15m)
Midday
12:16
Sunset
17:58

Widget

Do you want a widget with the current aviation weather (METAR) for Alpha Airfield on your website?

Show HTML code
Report a change