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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↑,

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

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aerial view of Pierre Van Ryneveld airport

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Elevation : 848 m = 2782ft

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Runways

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weather : sky clear at Upington

ciel dégagé
86°F
54 ↗ 82°F

wind ↑ 9mph

Aviation weather for Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP UTN

METAR for Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP UTN

FAUP 131300Z 20008KT CAVOK 30/M07 Q1018 NOSIG

Decoded METAR for Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP UTN

METAR issued by FAUP on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 13:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 8 hours and 12 minutes ago.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 30°C = 86°F, dew point is -7°C = 19°F. The air is extremely dry : relative air humidity is 9 %.

QNH is 1018hPa = 30.06inHg

Wind 15km/h = 8kt, direction is 200°.

Sky clear.

No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours

TAF for Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP UTN

FAUP 131000Z 1312/1412 20010KT CAVOK TX30/1312Z TN10/1405Z BECMG 1401/1403 VRB03KT

Decoded TAF for Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP UTN

TAF issued by FAUP on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 10:00 UTC, issued 11 hours and 12 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.

from Saturday, September 13, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Saturday, September 13, 2025 à 01:00 heure UTC

1312/1412 20010KT CAVOK TX30/1312Z TN10/1405Z

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 200°

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

becoming from Saturday, September 13, 2025 à 03:00 heure TU to Sunday, September 14, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC

BECMG 1401/1403 VRB03KT

wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °

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