Cape Town International Airport METAR FACT

VFRLarge AirportElev. 46 m (151 ft)

Cape Town International Airport is situated in Cape Town, South Africa. The ICAO code of Cape Town International Airport is FACT and the IATA code is CPT.
It has 2 runways: Asphalt runway 01/19 with a length of 3,201 m, Asphalt runway 16/34 with a length of 1,701 m.
The elevation is 46 m (151 ft). Its coordinates are:

2026-10-06 21:00 UTC

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Flight Cat

VFR

Temp

12°C

Wind

9kt

Visibility

> 10km

QNH

1024hPa

Raw METAR

METAR FACT 062100Z 17009KT CAVOK 12/07 Q1024 NOSIG

Decoded

Wind: From 170° (S) at 9 kt
Visibility: > 10 km
Temp / DP: 12°C (54°F) · Dew point 7°C (45°F)
QNH: 1024 hPa · 30.24 inHg

TAF

Valid 6 Oct 18:00 UTC – 8 Oct 00:00 UTC

Raw TAF

TAF FACT 061600Z 0618/0724 16006KT 9999 FEW030 TX20/0712Z TN08/0704Z FM071000 18010KT CAVOK FM071500 18015KT CAVOK BECMG 0719/0721 VRB03KT

VFRMVFRIFRLIFR

18:00Wed 7 Oct06:0012:0018:00Thu 8 OctNOW

Wed 7 Oct

BECMG19:00 – 00:00 UTC

VRB / 3 kt> 9.7 kmNSC

VFR

FM15:00 – 19:00 UTC

180° / 15 kt> 9.7 kmNSC

VFR

FM10:00 – 15:00 UTC

180° / 10 kt> 9.7 kmNSC

VFR

Tue 6 Oct

BASE18:00 – 10:00 UTC

160° / 6 kt> 9.7 kmFEW 3,000ft

VFR

Forecast via NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Runways

Arrow tail (crossbar) = wind FROM · head = toward aircraft · center = direction & speed

Runway	Heading	Length	Surface	Wind Offset	Headwind	Crosswind
01	346°	3,201 m	Asphalt	176°	↓ 9 kt	1 kt L
19 ★ best	166°	3,201 m	Asphalt	4°	↑ 9 kt	1 kt R
16	136°	1,701 m	Asphalt	34°	↑ 7 kt	5 kt R
34	316°	1,701 m	Asphalt	146°	↓ 7 kt	5 kt L

Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind

Sunrise & Sunset

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Sunrise04:14 UTC

Sunset16:53 UTC

Daylight:12h 38m

00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

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Nearby Weather

ICAO	Airport	Distance	Category	Wind	Visibility	Sky	Temp
FALW	—	119 km	VFR	180° 7 kt	—	—	11°C

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