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Cape Town International airport (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
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
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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 130900Z 17013KT 9999 FEW045 19/10 Q1020 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Cape Town International airport FACT CPT
METAR issued by FACT on Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 6 hours and 24 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 19°C = 66°F, dew point is 10°C = 50°F. The air is humid : relative air humidity is 56 %.
QNH is 1020hPa = 30.12inHg
Wind 24km/h = 13kt, direction is 170°.
Clouds : few clouds at 4500ft = 1370m.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Cape Town International airport FACT CPT
FACT 130650Z 1306/1412 19010KT 9999 FEW030 TX24/1412Z TN15/1405Z BECMG 1318/1320 VRB03KT BECMG 1410/1412 18013KT
Decoded TAF for Cape Town International airport FACT CPT
TAF issued by FACT on Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 06:50 UTC, issued 8 hours and 34 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Sunday, April 13, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Sunday, April 13, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
1306/1412 19010KT 9999 FEW030 TX24/1412Z TN15/1405Z
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 190°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 3000ft = 910m
becoming from Sunday, April 13, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Monday, April 14, 2025 à 10:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1318/1320 VRB03KT
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
becoming from Monday, April 14, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Monday, April 14, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1410/1412 18013KT
wind 13kt = 24km/h, direction is 180°
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 (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 (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
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- 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