Askham

FAAK · South Africa

About Askham

ICAO FAAK
FIR Windhoek FIR
Country South Africa
Runways 15/33
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) -26.99278, 20.785   265934S 0204706E
Coordinates (Center) -26.99355, 20.78583   265937S 0204709E
Variation 18.3° W (2024)
Timezone Johannesburg (+2 h)
Local time May 5, 2024 02:55

Askham

This field is located in South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -26.99355 and longitude 20.78583. The airport has one runway: 15/33. The ICAO airport code of this field is FAAK. Nearby other airfields are Bokspits Airport, Twee Rivieren Airport, Twee Rivieren, Rietfontein Airport and Rietfontein.

Askham does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Pierre Van Ryneveld Airport, which is 163 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Windhoek.

Askham is in the timezone of Africa/Johannesburg. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 18:02. This applies to Askham, 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.

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References

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Latitude Longitude Approx. length
15 127° 145° -26.9972 20.7911 1,326 m
33 307° 325° -26.9899 20.7805

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Bokspits Airport FBBS 15 km 321°
Twee Rivieren FATR 63 km 343°
Rietfontein Airport NA-0069 80 km 290°
Rietfontein FYRF 80 km 291°
Khuis Airport BW-0001 110 km 069°
Aroab B Airport FYAB 117 km 281°
Vredeshoop Landing Site NA-0045 124 km 264°
Vastrap Airport FAVS 125 km 138°
Van Zylsrus Airport ZA-0150 127 km 084°

Navigational aids

No navigational aids found in the vicinity of Askham.
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