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Upington Pierre Van Ryneveld airport near Upington South Africa / ICAO FAUP IATA UTN
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.
Upington Pierre Van Ryneveld airport is located near Upington, Upington in 3 mi↑, Limewell in 81 mi↑, Sishen in 113 mi↑, Kathu in 119 mi↑, Prieska in 125 mi↑, Lime Acres in 134 mi↑, Danielskuil in 139 mi↑, Kuruman in 148 mi↑, Warmbad in 154 mi↑, Karasburg in 155 mi↑, Douglas in 159 mi↑, Tshabong in 178 mi↑,
Hotels near Upington Pierre Van Ryneveld airport in Upington (South Africa)
Booking.comaerial view of Upington Pierre Van Ryneveld airport
Rank of airports in South Africa
This airport has one of the longest runways in the world.
Elevation : 848 m = 2782 ft
Runways
- runway 17/35 : 4900 m = 16076 ft
- runway 08/26 : 834 m = 2736 ft
Aviation weather for Upington Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP/UTN
METAR for Upington Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP/UTN
FAUP 030546Z 03001KT CAVOK 26/09 Q1016 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Upington Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP/UTN
METAR issued by FAUP on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 05:46 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 11 hours and 3 minutes ago.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 10 km = greater than 6 mi.
Temperature is 26 °C = 79 °F and dew point is 9 °C = 48 °F . This correspond to 34% relative humidity.
QNH is 1016 mb = 30 inHg
Wind speed is 2 km/h = 1 kt, direction is 30°.
Sky clear
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Upington Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP/UTN
FAUP 030400Z 0306/0406 VRB03KT CAVOK TX38/0313Z TN19/0403Z PROB30 TEMPO 0314/0318 -TSRA FEW060CB
Decoded TAF for Upington Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP/UTN
TAF issued by FAUP on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 04:00 UTC, issued 12 hours and 49 minutes ago. A 24 hour weather forecast that is updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, February 2, 2023 à 06:00 heure TU to Friday, February 3, 2023 à 06:00 heure UTC
0306/0406 VRB03KT CAVOK TX38/0313Z TN19/0403Z
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 3 kt = 6 km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mi.
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Friday, February 3, 2023 à 14:00 heure TU to Friday, February 3, 2023 à 18:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 0314/0318 -TSRA FEW060CB
light thunderstorm rain
few clouds at 6000 ft = 1830 m
Around Upington Pierre Van Ryneveld airport in Upington (South Africa)
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nearest airports to Upington Pierre Van Ryneveld airport in Upington (South Africa)
- for Vastrap airport (FAVS) in 45 mi↑
- for Kakamas airport (FAKK) in 47 mi↑
- for Kenhardt airport (FAKH) in 64 mi↑
- for Ariamsvlei airport (FYAV) in 89 mi↑
- for Olifantshoek airport (FAOF) in 94 mi↑
- for Tommy's Field airport (FATF) in 106 mi↑
- for Bokspits airport (FBBS) in 110 mi↑
- for Postmasburg airport (FAPT) in 111 mi↑
- for Tswalo Game Lodge airport (FATW) in 111 mi↑
- for Lohathla Mil airport (FALH) in 115 mi↑
- for Sishen airport (FASS) in 118 mi↑
- for Copperton airport (FACO) in 122 mi↑
- for Pofadder airport (FAPD) in 123 mi↑
- for Prieska airport (FAPK) in 127 mi↑
- for Halfweg airport (FAHI) in 130 mi↑
- for Bultfontein James Viljoen airport (FABP) in 131 mi↑
- for Lime Acres Finch Mine airport (FALC) in 132 mi↑
- for Flamingo airport (FAFG) in 145 mi↑
- for Kuruman airport (FAKU) in 147 mi↑
- for Aroab airport (FYAB) in 150 mi↑
Data sources
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap