FASK· Pretoria
Swartkop Air Force Base
medium airport · elevation 4,780 ft (1457 m)
04:28Z 15:44Z Night
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Current METARVFR
3384 d ago·14:00ZFASK 171400Z 09005KT 010V160 9999 SCT030 30/12 Q1015 NOSIG
Wind
090° 5 kt (var 010°–160°)
Visibility
> 10 km
Ceiling
—
Temperature
30°C / 12°C
temp / dew
QNH
1015 hPa
29.97 inHg
Clouds
SCT 3,000ft
Weather
—
Station
FASK
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
02/201987 mASP
06/242008 mGRE
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 02/20 | HW 1 kt | XW 5 kt R |
| RWY 06/24 | HW 4 kt | XW 3 kt R |
-25.8097°, 28.1646°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 06/24 (use 06) | Preferred | HW 4 | 3 R | — |
| RWY 02/20 (use 02) | Usable | HW 1 | 5 R | — |
Density altitude
7,668 ft
elevation 4,780 ft
ISA deviation
+24.5°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)FASK
- GND121.750
- TWR123.200
- APPWATERKLOOF APP134.400
Navaids near airportwithin 30 NM
| Ident | Type | Freq | Dist (NM) | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKV | VORTAC | 116.90 MHz | 3.3 | HIGH |
| WL | NDB | 315 kHz | 4.2 | MEDIUM |
| WK | NDB | 330 kHz | 7.5 | HIGH |
| WR | NDB | 230 kHz | 10.3 | MEDIUM |
| GC | NDB | 373 kHz | 11.1 | MEDIUM |
| WB | NDB | 258 kHz | 11.7 | MEDIUM |
| MC | NDB | 357 kHz | 15.1 | MEDIUM |
| JB | NDB | 202 kHz | 15.1 | MEDIUM |
| LIV | VOR-DME | 117.40 MHz | 15.9 | HIGH |
| HBV | VOR | 112.10 MHz | 19.7 | HIGH |
| JSV | VOR-DME | 115.20 MHz | 21.2 | HIGH |
| LA | NDB | 270 kHz | 21.3 | MEDIUM |
Runways2
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 02/206,520 ft (1,987 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 06/246,589 ft (2,008 m)
- Surface
- GRE
- Lighting
- —
- 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)Swartkop Air Force Base
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2012/07/20 10:20 UTC
20/12Z
20/18Z
BASEVFR
VFRBASE20/10Z → 20/18Z30010KT · ≥10 km
Wind: 30010KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
TAF FASK 200900Z 2010/2018 30010KT CAVOK TX20/2012ZTN05/2018Z
Raw TAF
TAF FASK 200900Z 2010/2018 30010KT CAVOK TX20/2012ZTN05/2018Z
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