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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
91°F
91 ↗ 97°F

wind ↑ 4mph

high heat alert with 97°F at Upington

Thursday : high heat alert with 102°F at Upington

Aviation weather for Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP UTN

METAR for Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP UTN

FAUP 041100Z 34005KT 9999 FEW050 37/08 Q1015 NOSIG

Decoded METAR for Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP UTN

METAR issued by FAUP on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 11:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 9 hours and 47 minutes ago.

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

The temperature is 37°C = 99°F, dew point is 8°C = 46°F. The air is very dry : relative air humidity is 17 %.

QNH is 1015hPa = 29.97inHg

Wind 9km/h = 5kt, direction is 340°.

Clouds : few clouds at 5000ft = 1520m.

No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours

TAF for Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP UTN

FAUP 041000Z 0412/0512 VRB03KT CAVOK TX37/0413Z TN23/0503Z BECMG 0421/0423 36013KT

Decoded TAF for Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP UTN

TAF issued by FAUP on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 10:00 UTC, issued 10 hours and 47 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.

from Thursday, December 4, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Thursday, December 4, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC

0412/0512 VRB03KT CAVOK TX37/0413Z TN23/0503Z

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 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °

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

becoming from Thursday, December 4, 2025 à 23:00 heure TU to Friday, December 5, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC

BECMG 0421/0423 36013KT

wind 13kt = 24km/h, direction is 360°

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