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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↑,

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Elevation : 848 m = 2782ft

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Runways

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weather : broken clouds at Upington

nuages fragmentés
81°F
72 ↗ 100°F

wind ↑ 2mph

high heat alert with 100°F at Upington

Wednesday : high heat alert with 99°F at Upington

Aviation weather for Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP UTN

METAR for Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP UTN

FAUP 101200Z 27007KT 9999 FEW050 34/08 Q1014 NOSIG

Decoded METAR for Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP UTN

METAR issued by FAUP on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 12:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 12 hours and 24 minutes ago.

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

The temperature is 34°C = 93°F, dew point is 8°C = 46°F. The air is dry : relative air humidity is 20 %.

QNH is 1014hPa = 29.94inHg

Wind 13km/h = 7kt, direction is 270°.

Clouds : few clouds at 5000ft = 1520m.

No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours

TAF for Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP UTN

FAUP 101000Z 1012/1112 26010KT CAVOK TX37/1112Z TN20/1104Z BECMG 1020/1022 VRB03KT BECMG 1108/1110 30015KT

Decoded TAF for Pierre Van Ryneveld airport FAUP UTN

TAF issued by FAUP on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 10:00 UTC, issued 14 hours and 24 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.

from Tuesday, February 10, 2026 à 12:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 10, 2026 à 20:00 heure UTC

1012/1112 26010KT CAVOK TX37/1112Z TN20/1104Z

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 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 260°

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

becoming from Tuesday, February 10, 2026 à 22:00 heure TU to Wednesday, February 11, 2026 à 08:00 heure UTC

BECMG 1020/1022 VRB03KT

wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °

becoming from Wednesday, February 11, 2026 à 10:00 heure TU to Wednesday, February 11, 2026 à 12:00 heure UTC

BECMG 1108/1110 30015KT

wind 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 300°

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