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Pierre Van Ryneveld airport in Upington (South Africa)

This airport has one of the longest runways in the world.

Upington Airport in South Africa in the Northern Cape Province. It has the longest track in the southern hemisphere justified by the reception of large aircraft at a high altitude and with very high temperatures in the hot season.

Pierre Van Ryneveld airport is located near Upington, with Upington at 3mi↑, Limewell at 81mi↑, Sishen at 113mi↑, Kathu at 119mi↑, Prieska at 125mi↑, Lime Acres at 134mi↑, Danielskuil at 139mi↑, Kuruman at 148mi↑,

→ See also Northernmost airports in South Africa and Southernmost airports in South Africa

→ See also airports in South Africa

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aerial view of Pierre Van Ryneveld airport

Airport code

Elevation : 848 m = 2782ft

→ See also Highest airports in South Africa and Lowest airports in South Africa

Runways

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By plane :

weather : broken clouds at Upington

nuages fragmentés
72°F
70 ↗ 77°F

wind ↑ 7mph
gusting to 12mph

Aviation weather for Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP UTN

METAR for Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP UTN

FAUP 250700Z 18006KT 9999 FEW020 21/14 Q1021 NOSIG

Decoded METAR for Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP UTN

METAR issued by FAUP on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 07:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 12 days and 308 hours and -17226 minutes ago.

visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

The temperature is 21°C = 70°F, dew point is 14°C = 57°F. L'air est très humide : relative air humidity is 64 %.

QNH is 1021hPa = 30.15inHg

Wind 11km/h = 6kt, direction is 180°.

Clouds : few clouds at 2000ft = 610m.

No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours

TAF for Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP UTN

FAUP 250400Z 2506/2606 24005KT CAVOK TX31/2513Z TN21/2604Z PROB30 TEMPO 2512/2518 -TSRA FEW050CB

Decoded TAF for Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP UTN

TAF issued by FAUP on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 04:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 12 days and 23 hours and 54 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.

from Tuesday, March 25, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Wednesday, March 26, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC

2506/2606 24005KT CAVOK TX31/2513Z TN21/2604Z

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

wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 240°

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

probability of 30% to have temporarily from Tuesday, March 25, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Tuesday, March 25, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC

PROB30 TEMPO 2512/2518 -TSRA FEW050CB

light intensity thunderstorm rain

few clouds at 5000ft = 1520m

NOTAM for Pierre Van Ryneveld airport

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