FAUT· UTT· Mthatha
K. D. Matanzima Airport
medium airport · elevation 2,400 ft (732 m)
05:06Z 15:12Z Day
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Current METAR—
32 min ago·11:00ZFAUT 281100Z AUTO 08005KT //// // ////// 26/06 Q1015
Wind
080° 5 kt
Visibility
—
Ceiling
—
Temperature
26°C / 6°C
temp / dew
QNH
1015 hPa
29.97 inHg
Clouds
—
Weather
—
Station
FAUT
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
09/271500 mGRE
14/322600 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 09/27 | HW 5 kt | XW 1 kt R |
| RWY 14/32 | HW 4 kt | XW 3 kt L |
-31.5464°, 28.6734°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 09/27 (use 09) | Preferred | HW 5 | 1 R | — |
| RWY 14/32 (use 14) | Usable | HW 4 | 3 L | — |
Density altitude
4,243 ft
elevation 2,400 ft
ISA deviation
+15.8°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)FAUT
- TWRMATANZIMA TWR121.300
Navaids near airportassoc. FAUT
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| UA | NDB | 228 kHz | MEDIUM |
| UT | NDB | 335 kHz | MEDIUM |
Runways2
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 09/274,921 ft (1,500 m)
- Surface
- GRE
- Lighting
- —
- ILS
- —
- RWY 14/328,530 ft (2,600 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)K. D. Matanzima Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2021/05/05 07:00 UTC
05/12Z
05/18Z
BASEVFR
BECMGVFR
VFRBASE05/07Z → 05/09Z3304KT · ≥10 km
Wind: 3304KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
TAF FAUT 050800Z 0507/0518 33004KT CAVOK TX25/0512Z TN14/0518Z
VFRBECMG05/09Z → 05/11Z2005KT
Wind: 2005KT
BECMG 0509/0511 20005KT
Raw TAF
TAF FAUT 050800Z 0507/0518 33004KT CAVOK TX25/0512Z TN14/0518Z BECMG 0509/0511 20005KT
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