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Makhado Air Force Base airport in Louis Trichardt Southwest (South Africa)
Makhado Air Force Base airport is located near Louis Trichardt Southwest, with Rietvlei at 13mi↑, Louis Trichardt at 15mi↑, Mara at 19mi↑, Dendron at 28mi↑, Marowe at 37mi↑, Palmietfontein at 38mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in South Africa and Southernmost airports in South Africa
→ See also airports in South Africa
aerial view of Makhado Air Force Base airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : FALM
- IATA code : -
- Local code : -
Elevation : 935 m = 3068ft
→ See also Highest airports in South Africa and Lowest airports in South Africa
Runways
- runway 10/28 : 4020m = 13189ft
- runway 10L/28R : 500m = 1640ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in South Africa
Coming to Makhado Air Force Base airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
activities : Getyourguide
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By plane :
- Louis Trichardt airport at 13mi : book on Trip.com
- Thohoyandou airport at 44mi : book on Trip.com
- Tshipise airport at 48mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Makhado Air Force Base airport FALM
No METAR for Makhado Air Force Base airport
but aviation weather is available at Polokwane International airport (FAPP) at 50mi↑
TAF for Makhado Air Force Base airport FALM
FALM 220900Z 2210/2218 09012KT 9999 SCT030 TX25/2213Z TN16/2218Z
Decoded TAF for Makhado Air Force Base airport FALM
TAF issued by FALM on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 09:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 21 days and 1 hours and 12 minutes. weather forecast for 8 hours, weather forecast updated every 3 hours.
from Wednesday, October 22, 2025 à 10:00 heure TU to Wednesday, October 22, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
2210/2218 09012KT 9999 SCT030 TX25/2213Z TN16/2218Z
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 90°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m
NOTAM for Makhado Air Force Base airport
Around Makhado Air Force Base airport in Louis Trichardt Southwest (South Africa)
near
- Hotels in Rietvlei
- Station de montagne Gréolières-les-Neiges at 4848mi↑
- Station de montagne La Colmiane at 4858mi↑
- Station de montagne La Molina at 4859mi↑
- Station de montagne Puigmal 2900 at 4861mi↑
- Station de montagne Beuil les Launes at 4864mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Cambre d'Aze at 4864mi↑
- Station de montagne Valberg at 4865mi↑
- Station de montagne Capcir at 4867mi↑
- Station de montagne Isola 2000 at 4868mi↑
- Station de montagne La Quillane at 4868mi↑
- Station de montagne Bolquère Pyrénées 2000 at 4868mi↑
- Station de montagne Font-Romeu at 4869mi↑
- for Makhado Air Force Base airport at 0mi↑
- for Louis Trichardt airport at 13mi↑
- for Bergtop airport at 23mi↑
nearest airports to Makhado Air Force Base airport in Louis Trichardt Southwest (South Africa)
- Louis Trichardt airport (FALO LCD ) at 13mi↑NOTAM
- Bergtop airport ( ZA-0079) at 23mi↑
- Dendron airport (FADO ) at 28mi↑NOTAM
- Alldays Safaris airport ( ZA-0082) at 42mi↑
- Avarel airport ( ZA-0083) at 44mi↑
- Thohoyandou airport (FATH THY ) at 44mi↑NOTAM
- Tshipise airport ( TSD ZA-0098) at 48mi↑
- Polokwane International airport (FAPP PTG ) at 50mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Alldays (Greater Kuduland) airport ( ZA-0081) at 51mi↑
- Alldays airport (FAAL ADY ) at 53mi↑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