FAYP· Cape Town
Ysterplaat Air Force Base
medium airport · elevation 52 ft (16 m)
05:16Z 16:14Z Night
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Current METARIFR
1593 d ago·06:00ZFAYP 130600Z 33008KT 3000 BR OVC015 18/// Q1013
Wind
330° 8 kt
Visibility
3.0 km
Ceiling
1,500 ft
Temperature
—
QNH
1013 hPa
29.91 inHg
Clouds
OVC 1,500ft
Weather
BR
Station
FAYP
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
02/201585 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 02/20 | HW 7 kt | XW 4 kt L |
-33.9002°, 18.4983°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 02/20 (use 02) | Marginal | HW 7 | 4 L | Moderate weather (precip / low visibility) |
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)FAYP
- GND121.850
- TWR125.600
- APPCAPE TOWN APP119.700
Navaids near airportwithin 30 NM
| Ident | Type | Freq | Dist (NM) | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | NDB | 463 kHz | 4.0 | LOW |
| CTV | VORTAC | 115.70 MHz | 6.8 | HIGH |
| RIV | VOR-DME | 117.60 MHz | 9.0 | HIGH |
Runways1
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 02/205,200 ft (1,585 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)Ysterplaat Air Force Base
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