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Grootfontein airport (Namibia)
Grootfontein airport is located near Grootfontein, with Grootfontein at 2mi↑, Tsumeb at 37mi↑, Otjozondjupa at 51mi↑, Otavi at 51mi↑, Okakarara at 81mi↑, Oshikoto at 102mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Namibia and Southernmost airports in Namibia
→ See also airports in Namibia
aerial view of Grootfontein airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : FYGF
- IATA code : GFY
- Local code : -
Elevation : 1413 m = 4636ft
→ See also Highest airports in Namibia and Lowest airports in Namibia
Runways
- runway 08/26 : 3560m = 11680ft
- runway 17/35 : 1040m = 3412ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Namibia
Coming to Grootfontein airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
By plane :
- Grootfontein airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Tsumeb airport at 35mi : book on Trip.com
- Mokuti Lodge airport at 88mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Grootfontein airport FYGF GFY
METAR for Grootfontein airport FYGF GFY
FYGF 070800Z 09005KT CAVOK 18/08 Q1029
Decoded METAR for Grootfontein airport FYGF GFY
METAR issued by FYGF on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 08:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 35 days and 856 hours and -50398 minutes ago.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 18°C = 64°F, dew point is 8°C = 46°F. The air is humid : relative air humidity is 52 %.
QNH is 1029hPa = 30.39inHg
Wind 9km/h = 5kt, direction is 90°.
Sky clear.
TAF for Grootfontein airport FYGF GFY
FYGF 070800Z 0709/0718 08009KT CAVOK
Decoded TAF for Grootfontein airport FYGF GFY
TAF issued by FYGF on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 08:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 35 days and 16 hours and 2 minutes. weather forecast for 9 hours, weather forecast updated every 3 hours.
from Wednesday, May 7, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Wednesday, May 7, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
0709/0718 08009KT CAVOK
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 9kt = 17km/h, direction is 80°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
NOTAM for Grootfontein airport
Around Grootfontein airport (Namibia)
near
- Hotels in Grootfontein
- Station de montagne La Molina at 4402mi↑
- Station de montagne Puigmal 2900 at 4406mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Cambre d'Aze at 4409mi↑
- Station de montagne Capcir at 4413mi↑
- Station de montagne Bolquère Pyrénées 2000 at 4413mi↑
- Station de montagne Font-Romeu at 4413mi↑
- Station de montagne La Quillane at 4413mi↑
- Station de montagne La Rabassa at 4415mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Angles at 4416mi↑
- Station de montagne Porté Puymorens at 4419mi↑
- Station de montagne Formiguères at 4419mi↑
- Station de montagne Puyvalador at 4421mi↑
- for Grootfontein airport at 0mi↑
- for Otjituuo airport at 29mi↑
- for Tsumeb airport at 35mi↑
nearest airports to Grootfontein airport (Namibia)
- Otjituuo airport ( NA-0165) at 29mi↑
- Tsumeb airport (FYTM TSB ) at 35mi↑NOTAM
- B8 Airstrip airport ( NA-0167) at 52mi↑
- Khorab Safari Lodge airport ( NA-0031) at 52mi↑
- Okakarara airport ( NA-0166) at 81mi↑
- Mokuti Lodge airport (FYMO OKU ) at 88mi↑NOTAM
- Operet airport (FYOU ) at 93mi↑NOTAM
- Namutoni airport (FYNA NNI ) at 95mi↑NOTAM
- Otjiwarongo airport (FYOW OTJ ) at 111mi↑NOTAM
- Eureka Farm airport ( NA-0016) at 112mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Namibia
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