About Skaapvlei Airport

ID	ZA-0127
FIR	Capetown FIR
Region	Western Cape
Country	South Africa
Runways	5/23
Type	Small airport
Coordinates (ARP)	-31.4996, 18.0643 312959S 0180351E
Coordinates (Center)	-31.49765, 18.0641 312952S 0180351E
Variation	23.2° W (2024)
Timezone	Johannesburg (+2 h)
Local time	May 7, 2024 23:38

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Skaapvlei Airport

Skaapvlei Airport is a small airport in Western Cape, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -31.49765 and longitude 18.06410. The airport has 2 runways: 17/35 and 5/23. This airport has no ICAO code, we use ZA-0127 as reference. Nearby other airfields are Papendorp Airport, Holrivier Airport, Doringbaai Airstrip, Vredendal Airport and Vanrhynsdorp Airport.

Skaapvlei Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Cape Town International Airport, which is 280 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Capetown.

Skaapvlei Airport is in the timezone of Africa/Johannesburg. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 18:05. This applies to Skaapvlei 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
17	142°	165°	-31.5033	18.0676	1,035 m
35	322°	345°	-31.4959	18.0609	1,035 m
5	022°	045°	-31.4934	18.0651	549 m
23	202°	225°	-31.498	18.0628	549 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
Papendorp Airport	ZA-0125	22 km	151°
Holrivier Airport	ZA-0092	31 km	103°
Doringbaai Airstrip	ZA-0124	38 km	154°
Vredendal Airport	FAVR	48 km	109°
Vanrhynsdorp Airport	ZA-0123	66 km	099°
Monosite Airfield	ZA-0126	67 km	051°
Lamberts Bay	ZA-0436	72 km	159°
Nieuwoudtville Airfield	FANV	102 km	082°
Clanwilliam Airport	FACW	108 km	134°

Navigational aids

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