Grootfontein

FAGF · Western Cape, South Africa

About Grootfontein

ICAO FAGF
FIR Capetown FIR
Region Western Cape
Country South Africa
Runways 3/21
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) -33.768, 18.703   334605S 0184211E
Coordinates (Center) -33.76895, 18.70282   334608S 0184210E
Variation 25.9° W (2024)
Timezone Johannesburg (+2 h)
Local time May 6, 2024 00:25

Grootfontein

Grootfontein is a small airport in Western Cape, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -33.76895 and longitude 18.70282. The airport has one runway: 3/21. The ICAO airport code of this field is FAGF. Nearby other airfields are Winburg Airport, Cape Winelands Airport, Altona Airport, Contermanskloof Airstrip and Morningstar Airfield.

Grootfontein does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Cape Town International Airport, which is 24 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Capetown.

Grootfontein is in the timezone of Africa/Johannesburg. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 18:00. This applies to Grootfontein, 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
3 360° 025° -33.766 18.7028 664 m
21 180° 205° -33.7719 18.7028

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
Cape Winelands Airport FAFK 3.6 km 094°
Winburg Airport FAWN 3.6 km 094°
Altona Airport ZA-0091 8.6 km 322°
Contermanskloof Airstrip ZA-0195 12 km 251°
Morningstar Airfield ZA-0120 14 km 274°
Ysterplaat Air Force Base FAYP 24 km 232°
Cape Town International Airport FACT 24 km 202°
Delta 200 Airstrip FADX 25 km 301°
Stellenbosch Airport FASH 26 km 154°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Cape Town CB NDB 17 km 225°
Cape Town CTV VORTAC 24 km 202°
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