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Cape Town International airport at Cape Town (South Africa)
Cape Town International airport is located near Cape Town, with Belhar at 2mi↑, Crossroads at 2mi↑, Epping Forest at 2mi↑, Elsiesrivier at 3mi↑, Goodwood at 5mi↑, Pinelands at 6mi↑, Monte Vista at 7mi↑, Ottery at 7mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in South Africa and Southernmost airports in South Africa
→ See also airports in South Africa
aerial view of Cape Town International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : FACT
- IATA code : CPT
- Local code : -
Elevation : 46 m = 151ft
→ See also Highest airports in South Africa and Lowest airports in South Africa
Runways
- runway 01/19 : 3201m = 10502ft
- runway 16/34 : 1701m = 5581ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in South Africa
Coming to Cape Town International airport
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By plane :
- Cape Town International airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Langebaanweg airport at 73mi : book on Trip.com
- Robertson airport at 75mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Cape Town International airport FACT CPT
METAR for Cape Town International airport FACT CPT
FACT 222100Z VRB01KT CAVOK 16/13 Q1017 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Cape Town International airport FACT CPT
METAR issued by FACT on Friday, November 22, 2024 at 21:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 5 hours and 20 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 16°C = 61°F, dew point is 13°C = 55°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 82%.
QNH is 1017hPa = 30.03inHg
Wind 2km/h = 1kt, direction is °.
Sky clear.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Cape Town International airport FACT CPT
FACT 221600Z 2218/2324 22012KT 9999 BKN035 TX26/2312Z TN14/2304Z FM222300 VRB02KT 9999 FEW030 BECMG 2310/2312 19012KT
Decoded TAF for Cape Town International airport FACT CPT
TAF issued by FACT on Friday, November 22, 2024 at 16:00 UTC, issued 10 hours and 20 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Friday, November 22, 2024 à 18:00 heure TU to Friday, November 22, 2024 à 23:00 heure UTC
2218/2324 22012KT 9999 BKN035 TX26/2312Z TN14/2304Z
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 220°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 3500ft = 1070m
from Friday, November 22, 2024 à 23:00 heure TU to Saturday, November 23, 2024 à 10:00 heure UTC
FM222300 VRB02KT 9999 FEW030
wind 2kt = 4km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 3000ft = 910m
becoming from Saturday, November 23, 2024 à 12:00 heure TU to Saturday, November 23, 2024 à 00:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2310/2312 19012KT
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 190°
VAC for Cape Town International airport FACT CPT
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Cape Town International airport
Around Cape Town International airport at Cape Town (South Africa)
near
- Hotels in Belhar
- Station de montagne La Molina at 5376mi↑
- Station de montagne Puigmal 2900 at 5380mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Cambre d'Aze at 5384mi↑
- Station de montagne Capcir at 5387mi↑
- Station de montagne Bolquère Pyrénées 2000 at 5387mi↑
- Station de montagne Font-Romeu at 5388mi↑
- Station de montagne La Quillane at 5388mi↑
- Station de montagne La Rabassa at 5388mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Angles at 5391mi↑
- Station de montagne Porté Puymorens at 5393mi↑
- Station de montagne Formiguères at 5394mi↑
- Station de montagne Puyvalador at 5396mi↑
- for Cape Town International airport at 0mi↑
- for Wingfield Air Base airport at 6mi↑
- for Ysterplaat Mil airport at 7mi↑
nearest airports to Cape Town International airport at Cape Town (South Africa)
- Wingfield Air Base airport ( ZA-0194) at 6mi↑defunct airport
- Ysterplaat Mil airport (FAYP ) at 7mi↑NOTAM
- Cape Town Waterfront heliport ( ZA-0119) at 11mi↑
- Contermanskloof Airstrip airport ( ZA-0195) at 11mi↑
- Stellenbosch airport (FASH ) at 13mi↑NOTAM
- Morningstar airport ( ZA-0120) at 15mi↑
- Fisantekraal airport (FAFK ) at 16mi↑NOTAM
- Robben Island heliport ( ZA-0193) at 17mi↑
- Robben Island Airstrip airport ( ZA-0107) at 18mi↑defunct airport
- Altona airport ( ZA-0091) at 18mi↑
- Simon's Town Airstrip airport ( ZA-0118) at 19mi↑defunct airport
- Delta 200 airport (FADX ) at 23mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in South Africa
Data sources
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap