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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

→ See also airports in South Africa

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aerial view of Pierre Van Ryneveld airport

Airport code

Elevation : 848 m = 2782ft

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Runways

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weather : sky clear at Upington

ciel dégagé
57°F
46 ↗ 55°F

wind ↑ 12mph

Aviation weather for Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP UTN

METAR for Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP UTN

FAUP 231000Z AUTO 16004KT //// // ////// 15/M00 Q1025

Decoded METAR for Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP UTN

METAR issued by FAUP on Monday, June 23, 2025 at 10:00 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 days and 67 hours and -2867 minutes ago.

visibility is = .

The temperature is 15°C = 59°F, dew point is 0°C = 32°F. The air is a little humid : relative air humidity is 36 %.

QNH is 1025hPa = 30.27inHg

Wind 7km/h = 4kt, direction is 160°.

Sky clear.

TAF for Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP UTN

FAUP 231000Z 2312/2412 VRB03KT CAVOK TX18/2312Z TN04/2404Z

Decoded TAF for Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP UTN

TAF issued by FAUP on Monday, June 23, 2025 at 10:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 2 days and 19 hours and 13 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.

from Monday, June 23, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Tuesday, June 24, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC

2312/2412 VRB03KT CAVOK TX18/2312Z TN04/2404Z

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.

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