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Grootfontein airport at Grootfontein (Namibia)
Grootfontein airport is located near Grootfontein, with Grootfontein at 2mi↑, Tsumeb at 37mi↑, Otjozondjupa at 51mi↑, Otavi at 51mi↑, Okakarara at 81mi↑, Oshikoto at 102mi↑, Otjiwarongo at 113mi↑, Outjo at 133mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Namibia and Southernmost airports in Namibia
→ See also airports in Namibia
aerial view of Grootfontein airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : FYGF
- IATA code : GFY
- Local code : -
Elevation : 1413 m = 4636ft
→ See also Highest airports in Namibia and Lowest airports in Namibia
Runways
- runway 08/26 : 3560m = 11680ft
- runway 17/35 : 1040m = 3412ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Namibia
Coming to Grootfontein airport
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
activities : book on Viator
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
By plane :
- Grootfontein airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Tsumeb airport at 35mi : book on Trip.com
- Mokuti Lodge airport at 88mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Grootfontein airport FYGF GFY
METAR for Grootfontein airport FYGF GFY
FYGF 201800Z AUTO 14009KT //// // ////// 31/10 Q1016
Decoded METAR for Grootfontein airport FYGF GFY
METAR issued by FYGF on Friday, December 20, 2024 at 18:00 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 3 days and 81 hours and -4291 minutes ago.
visibility is = .
The temperature is 31°C = 88°F, dew point is 10°C = 50°F. The air is dry : relative air humidity is 27%.
QNH is 1016hPa = 30inHg
Wind 17km/h = 9kt, direction is 140°.
Sky clear.
TAF for Grootfontein airport FYGF GFY
FYGF 201400Z 2015/2024 07007KT 9999 FEW040CB SCT045 PROB30 TEMPO 2015/2020 31005KT -TSRA FEW035CB SCT040TCU
Decoded TAF for Grootfontein airport FYGF GFY
TAF issued by FYGF on Friday, December 20, 2024 at 14:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 3 days and 13 hours and 29 minutes. weather forecast for 9 hours, weather forecast updated every 3 hours.
from Friday, December 20, 2024 à 15:00 heure TU to Friday, December 20, 2024 à 00:00 heure UTC
2015/2024 07007KT 9999 FEW040CB SCT045
wind 7kt = 13km/h, direction is 70°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 4000ft = 1220m scattered clouds at 4500ft = 1370m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Friday, December 20, 2024 à 15:00 heure TU to Friday, December 20, 2024 à 20:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 2015/2020 31005KT -TSRA FEW035CB SCT040TCU
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 310°
light intensity thunderstorm rain
few clouds at 3500ft = 1070m scattered clouds at 4000ft = 1220m
NOTAM for Grootfontein airport
Around Grootfontein airport at Grootfontein (Namibia)
near
- Hotels in Grootfontein
- Station de montagne La Molina at 4402mi↑
- Station de montagne Puigmal 2900 at 4406mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Cambre d'Aze at 4409mi↑
- Station de montagne Capcir at 4413mi↑
- Station de montagne Bolquère Pyrénées 2000 at 4413mi↑
- Station de montagne Font-Romeu at 4413mi↑
- Station de montagne La Quillane at 4413mi↑
- Station de montagne La Rabassa at 4415mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Angles at 4416mi↑
- Station de montagne Porté Puymorens at 4419mi↑
- Station de montagne Formiguères at 4419mi↑
- Station de montagne Puyvalador at 4421mi↑
- for Grootfontein airport at 0mi↑
- for Otjituuo airport at 29mi↑
- for Tsumeb airport at 35mi↑
nearest airports to Grootfontein airport at Grootfontein (Namibia)
- Otjituuo airport ( NA-0165) at 29mi↑
- Tsumeb airport (FYTM TSB ) at 35mi↑NOTAM
- B8 Airstrip airport ( NA-0167) at 52mi↑
- Khorab Safari Lodge airport ( NA-0031) at 52mi↑
- Okakarara airport ( NA-0166) at 81mi↑
- Mokuti Lodge airport (FYMO OKU ) at 88mi↑NOTAM
- Operet airport (FYOU ) at 93mi↑NOTAM
- Namutoni airport (FYNA NNI ) at 95mi↑NOTAM
- Otjiwarongo airport (FYOW OTJ ) at 111mi↑NOTAM
- Eureka Farm airport ( NA-0016) at 112mi↑
- Otjiwarongo Center airport ( NA-0157) at 113mi↑
- Unbekannt Landing Site airport ( NA-0064) at 114mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Namibia
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