FAUT / UTT — K. D. Matanzima Airport

MVFR

Medium Regional Airport • Mthatha, EC, ZA

Elevation: 2,400 ft (732 m) • -31.5464, 28.6734

K. D. Matanzima Airport (FAUT / UTT) is a medium regional airport serving Mthatha, EC, ZA, situated at an elevation of 2,400 ft (732 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 28.9° West.

Aviation Visualizations

FLIGHT CATEGORY

MVFRFlight CategoryVis 3-5SM or Ceiling 1000-3000ft

WIND COMPASS

NESW11ktMagVar -28.9

CLOUD PROFILE

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Current METAR

METAR FAUT 171500Z 15011KT 9000 BKN012 OVC025 19/16 Q1016
Category:
MVFR
Wind:
150° at 11 knots
Visibility:
No visibility data
Temp/Dew:
19°C / 16°C
Altimeter:
1016 hPa
No TAF available for FAUT.

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Understanding Aviation Weather

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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