Palapye Airport

FBPY · Central, Botswana

METAR FBPY · Palapye Airport

2 May 01:00 LT
3m
The METAR station used is 254 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Palapye Airport 7/25
Wind: 2 kt, 1 beaufort

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CAVOK
METAR FBSK 012300Z VRB02KT CAVOK 14/08 Q1020 NOSIG

METAR Palapye Airport - FBPY/QPH

Palapye Airport is a small airport in Central, Botswana. The airport is located at latitude -22.56416 and longitude 27.13722. The airport has one runway: 7/25. The ICAO airport code of this field is FBPY. The airport's IATA code is QPH. The airport is in the Gaborone FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Sir Seretse Khama International Airport on May 2, 2024 01:00, 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 8 °C, the relative humidity is 67%. The air pressure at sea level is 1020 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 17:46. This applies to Palapye 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 %
7/25 053°-233° 2 kt 1 kt 80 %

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 8 °C
Rel. humidity 67%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:38 (5:35h)
Midday
12:13
Sunset
17:48

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