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:

2026-08-22 19:00 UTC

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Flight Cat

VFR

Temp

13°C

Wind

6kt

Visibility

> 10km

Ceiling

2,900ft

QNH

1028hPa

Raw METAR

METAR FACT 221900Z 36006KT 9999 SCT029 13/13 Q1028 NOSIG

Decoded

Wind: From 360° (N) at 6 kt
Visibility: > 10 km
Sky: Scattered (3–4 oktas) at 2,900 ft (884 m)
Temp / DP: 13°C (55°F) · Dew point 13°C (55°F)
QNH: 1028 hPa · 30.36 inHg

TAF

Valid 22 Aug 18:00 UTC – 24 Aug 00:00 UTC

Raw TAF

TAF FACT 221600Z 2218/2324 VRB03KT 9999 BKN035 TX19/2312Z TN10/2305Z PROB40 TEMPO 2302/2306 2000 BR BKN004 FM230900 18010KT CAVOK

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRTEMPO / INTER

18:00Sun 23 Aug06:0012:0018:00Mon 24 AugNOW

Sun 23 Aug

FM09:00 – 00:00 UTC

180° / 10 kt> 9.7 kmNSC

VFR

PROB40 TEMPO02:00 – 06:00 UTC

2 kmMistBKN 400ft

LIFR

Sat 22 Aug

BASE18:00 – 09:00 UTC

VRB / 3 kt> 9.7 kmBKN 3,500ft

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 ★ best	346°	3,201 m	Asphalt	14°	↑ 6 kt	1 kt R
19	166°	3,201 m	Asphalt	166°	↓ 6 kt	1 kt L
16	136°	1,701 m	Asphalt	136°	↓ 4 kt	4 kt L
34	316°	1,701 m	Asphalt	44°	↑ 4 kt	4 kt R

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

Sunrise & Sunset

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Sunrise05:15 UTC

Sunset16:21 UTC

Daylight:11h 06m

00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

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Nearby Weather

ICAO	Airport	Distance	Category	Wind	Visibility	Sky	Temp
FALW	—	119 km	VFR	210° 3 kt	—	—	15°C

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