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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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Aviation weather for Cape Town International airport FACT CPT
METAR for Cape Town International airport FACT CPT
FACT 081600Z 18014KT 9999 FEW030 24/14 Q1013 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Cape Town International airport FACT CPT
METAR issued by FACT on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 16:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 days and 56 hours and -2843 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 24°C = 75°F, dew point is 14°C = 57°F. The air is humid : relative air humidity is 54%.
QNH is 1013hPa = 29.91inHg
Wind 26km/h = 14kt, direction is 180°.
Clouds : few clouds at 3000ft = 910m.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Cape Town International airport FACT CPT
FACT 081600Z 0818/0924 18013KT 9999 SCT035 TX25/0912Z TN15/0904Z FM082000 VRB03KT 9999 FEW035 PROB30 TEMPO 0900/0905 2000 BR NSC FM090600 34010KT 9999 FEW020 BKN030 PROB30 TEMPO 0921/0924 BKN014
Decoded TAF for Cape Town International airport FACT CPT
TAF issued by FACT on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 16:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 2 days and 8 hours and 37 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Wednesday, January 8, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Wednesday, January 8, 2025 à 20:00 heure UTC
0818/0924 18013KT 9999 SCT035 TX25/0912Z TN15/0904Z
wind 13kt = 24km/h, direction is 180°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 3500ft = 1070m
from Wednesday, January 8, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Thursday, January 9, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
FM082000 VRB03KT 9999 FEW035
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 3500ft = 1070m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Wednesday, January 8, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Thursday, January 9, 2025 à 05:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 0900/0905 2000 BR NSC
Visibility is 2km = 1mi.
mist
from Thursday, January 9, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Thursday, January 9, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
FM090600 34010KT 9999 FEW020 BKN030
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 340°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 2000ft = 610m broken at 3000ft = 910m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Thursday, January 9, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Thursday, January 9, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 0921/0924 BKN014
broken at 1400ft = 430m
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