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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↑, Monte Vista at 7mi↑, Ottery at 7mi↑,
→ 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
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- 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
METAR FACT 120400Z 33012KT 9999 BKN005 15/14 Q1012 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Cape Town International airport FACT CPT
METAR issued by FACT on Monday, October 12, 2026 at 04:00 UTC, issued 59 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
The temperature is 15°C = 59°F, dew point is 14°C = 57°F. The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 94 %.
QNH is 1012hPa = 29.88inHg
Wind 22km/h = 12kt, direction is 330°.
Sky clear.
TAF for Cape Town International airport FACT CPT
TAF AMD FACT 120241Z 1200/1306 34010KT 9999 FEW008 TX20/1212Z TN13/1204Z BECMG 1200/1202 BKN005 BECMG 1206/1208 BKN020 BECMG 1216/1218 4000 -RA BKN008 FM122300 VRB02KT 6000 NSW BKN020
Decoded TAF for Cape Town International airport FACT CPT
TAF issued by FACT on Sunday, October 11, 2026 at 02:41 UTC, issued 2 hours and 18 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Sunday, October 11, 2026 à 00:00 heure TU to Tuesday, October 13, 2026 à 06:00 heure UTC
wind 10kt = 19km/h direction is 340° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
few clouds at
from Sunday, October 11, 2026 à 00:00 heure TU to Monday, October 12, 2026 à 06:00 heure UTC
becoming
wind 10kt = 19km/h direction is 340° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at
from Monday, October 12, 2026 à 06:00 heure TU to Monday, October 12, 2026 à 16:00 heure UTC
becoming
wind 10kt = 19km/h direction is 340° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at
from Monday, October 12, 2026 à 16:00 heure TU to Monday, October 12, 2026 à 23:00 heure UTC
-RA
becoming
wind 10kt = 19km/h direction is 340° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is 4km = 2sm.
broken at
from Monday, October 12, 2026 à 23:00 heure TU to Tuesday, October 13, 2026 à 06:00 heure UTC
NSW
FM
wind 2kt = 4km/h direction is VRB° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is 6km = 4sm.
broken at
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
- Caledon airport (FACG ) at 51mi↑NOTAM
- Worcester Glider airport (FAWC ) at 51mi↑NOTAM
- Ceres airport (FACE ) at 59mi↑NOTAM
- Pearly Beach Airstrip airport ( ZA-0192) at 68mi↑
- De Doorns airport (FADS ) at 71mi↑NOTAM
- Langebaanweg airport (FALW SDB ) at 73mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Robertson airport (FARS ROD ) at 75mi↑NOTAM
- Saldanha airport (FASD ) at 78mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in South Africa
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX et NOAA
- TAF : AVWX et NOAA
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap
