Large International Airport • Cape Town, WC, ZA
Elevation: 151 ft (46 m) • -33.9648, 18.6017
Cape Town International Airport (FACT / CPT) is a large international airport serving Cape Town, WC, ZA, situated at an elevation of 151 ft (46 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 26.7° West.
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METAR FACT 171600Z 18016KT 9999 FEW030 16/08 Q1020 NOSIG
METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.
TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.
Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM
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