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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
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Aviation weather for Cape Town International airport FACT CPT
METAR for Cape Town International airport FACT CPT
METAR FACT 031800Z 32011KT CAVOK 13/08 Q1022 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Cape Town International airport FACT CPT
METAR issued by FACT on Friday, July 3, 2026 at 18:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 hours and 24 minutes ago.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 13°C = 55°F, dew point is 8°C = 46°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 72 %.
QNH is 1022hPa = 30.18inHg
Wind 20km/h = 11kt, direction is 320°.
Sky clear.
TAF for Cape Town International airport FACT CPT
TAF FACT 031600Z 0318/0424 36010KT CAVOK TX18/0412Z TN10/0405Z FM032200 36010KT 9999 BKN020 FM041400 34010KT 9999 FEW020 FM041700 36005KT CAVOK
Decoded TAF for Cape Town International airport FACT CPT
TAF issued by FACT on Friday, July 3, 2026 at 15:00 UTC, issued 4 hours and 24 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Friday, July 3, 2026 à 18:00 heure TU to Friday, July 3, 2026 à 22:00 heure UTC
wind 10kt = 19km/h direction is 360° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
NSC (No Significant Clouds) = no clouds below 5000 ft and no TCU (tower CUmulus) or CB 'cumulonimbus)
from Friday, July 3, 2026 à 22:00 heure TU to Saturday, July 4, 2026 à 14:00 heure UTC
FM
wind 10kt = 19km/h direction is 360° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at
from Saturday, July 4, 2026 à 14:00 heure TU to Saturday, July 4, 2026 à 17:00 heure UTC
FM
wind 10kt = 19km/h direction is 340° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
few clouds at
from Saturday, July 4, 2026 à 17:00 heure TU to Saturday, July 4, 2026 à 00:00 heure UTC
NSW
FM
wind 5kt = 9km/h direction is 360° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
NSC (No Significant Clouds) = no clouds below 5000 ft and no TCU (tower CUmulus) or CB 'cumulonimbus)
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 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