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Cape Town International airport (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↑,→ 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
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia Abritel Stay22
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
activities : Getyourguide
By plane :
- Cape Town International airport at 0mi : book on Iberia Singapore Airlines
- Langebaanweg airport at 73mi : book on Trip.com
- Robertson airport at 75mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Cape Town International airport FACT CPT
METAR for Cape Town International airport FACT CPT
FACT 112200Z VRB03KT CAVOK 25/14 Q1014 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Cape Town International airport FACT CPT
METAR issued by FACT on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 22:00 UTC, issued 57 minutes ago.
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
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 25°C = 77°F, dew point is 14°C = 57°F. The air is humid : relative air humidity is 50 %.
QNH is 1014hPa = 29.94inHg
Wind 6km/h = 3kt, direction is °.
Sky clear.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Cape Town International airport FACT CPT
FACT 112200Z 1200/1306 VRB03KT CAVOK TX36/1212Z TN19/1304Z FM120700 18010KT CAVOK FM121500 18013KT 9999 BKN015 PROB40 TEMPO 1216/1219 2000 BCFG BKN004 PROB40 TEMPO 1219/1306 0400 FG OVC002
Decoded TAF for Cape Town International airport FACT CPT
TAF issued by FACT on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 22:00 UTC, issued 57 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Wednesday, March 11, 2026 à 00:00 heure TU to Thursday, March 12, 2026 à 07:00 heure UTC
1200/1306 VRB03KT CAVOK TX36/1212Z TN19/1304Z
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 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
from Thursday, March 12, 2026 à 07:00 heure TU to Thursday, March 12, 2026 à 15:00 heure UTC
FM120700 18010KT CAVOK
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 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 180°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
from Thursday, March 12, 2026 à 15:00 heure TU to Friday, March 13, 2026 à 06:00 heure UTC
FM121500 18013KT 9999 BKN015
wind 13kt = 24km/h, direction is 180°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 1500ft = 460m
probability of 40% to have temporarily from Thursday, March 12, 2026 à 16:00 heure TU to Thursday, March 12, 2026 à 19:00 heure UTC
PROB40 TEMPO 1216/1219 2000 BCFG BKN004
Visibility is 2km = 1mi.
patches fog
broken at 400ft = 120m
probability of 40% to have temporarily from Thursday, March 12, 2026 à 19:00 heure TU to Friday, March 13, 2026 à 06:00 heure UTC
PROB40 TEMPO 1219/1306 0400 FG OVC002
Visibility is 0km = 0mi, there's fog.
fog
overcast at 200ft = 60m
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 (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 (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
- Paarl East airport (FAPU ) at 30mi↑NOTAM
- Malmesbury airport (FAMY ) at 35mi↑NOTAM
- Hermanus airport (FAHM ) at 46mi↑defunct airport
- Sommersveld airport (FALS ) at 50mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in South Africa
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- 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
