About Riversdale Airport

ICAO	FARD
FIR	Capetown FIR
Region	Western Cape
Country	South Africa
Runways	14/32
Type	Small airport
Coordinates (ARP)	-34.1117, 21.2628 340642S 0211546E
Coordinates (Center)	-34.11093, 21.26084 340639S 0211539E
Variation	27.5° W (2024)
Timezone	Johannesburg (+2 h)
Local time	May 5, 2024 16:45

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Riversdale Airport

Riversdale Airport is a small airport in Western Cape, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -34.11093 and longitude 21.26084. The airport has 2 runways: 6/24 and 14/32. The ICAO airport code of this field is FARD. Nearby other airfields are Gelukshoop, Stilbaai Airport, Bosbokduin Airstrip, Assegaay Bosch Game Lodge Airport and Elandspad Airfield.

Riversdale Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is George Airport, which is 104 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Capetown.

Riversdale Airport is in the timezone of Africa/Johannesburg. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 17:49. This applies to Riversdale 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.

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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
6	032°	059°	-34.1098	21.2639	552 m
24	212°	239°	-34.1139	21.2606	552 m
14	120°	147°	-34.1121	21.2637	916 m
32	300°	327°	-34.1079	21.2551	916 m

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

	ID	Distance	Direction
Gelukshoop	ZA-0368	28 km	104°
Stilbaai Airport	FACY	31 km	150°
Bosbokduin Airstrip	ZA-0191	34 km	157°
Assegaay Bosch Game Lodge Airport	ZA-0090	47 km	033°
Elandspad Airfield	ZA-0153	61 km	233°
Cannon Valley Estate Airport	ZA-0306	63 km	112°
Bartelsfontein	ZA-0330	64 km	093°
Hendrik Swellengrebel Airport	FASX	73 km	275°
Mossel Bay Airport	FAMO	73 km	094°

Navigational aids

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