Cape Town International Airport
The runways, from navdata. Drawn to scale from each threshold's position, true heading, length and width, with north up; the idents sit beyond each threshold.
1 shared touchdown. Each dot sits where it was measured: its distance from the threshold and its offset from the centerline.
Runway 19 is favoured now, by the live wind.
Live conditions.
The airport's latest weather report, night there now.
- Wind
- 230°7 kt
- Visibility
- 6+ SM / 9.7+ km
- Temperature
- 17°C63°F, dew point 12°C
- Altimeter
- 1013hPa29.91 inHg
- Time now
- 02:43UTC
- Sunrise
- 03:42UTC
- Sunset
- 17:15UTC
Runway 19 is favoured: 3.1 kt of headwind with the wind from 230° at 7 kt.
The METAR and TAF as issued
METAR FACT 030200Z 23007KT CAVOK 17/12 Q1013 NOSIG
TAF FACT 022200Z 0300/0406 20014KT 9999 FEW040 TX27/0312Z TN14/0304Z TEMPO 0303/0306 VRB03KT PROB30 TEMPO 0320/0323 4000 BR NSC FM040300 VRB03KT CAVOK
Updated just now
Runways.
4 runway ends, the longest 3,201 m / 10,502 ft. Headings in true and magnetic degrees.
| End | True | Magnetic | Length | Width | Surface | ILS | Glide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 346° | 013° | 3,201 m / 10,502 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | None | None |
| 16 | 136° | 163° | 1,701 m / 5,581 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | None | None |
| 19 | 166° | 193° | 3,201 m / 10,502 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | None | None |
| 34 | 316° | 343° | 1,701 m / 5,581 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | None | None |
Landings here.
From the landings of pilots who made their profile public, and only the ones that count toward a grade.
The latest.
- A+737-800 PAX BW TCRunway 19, 133 fpmPilot XE5JKS
The best here.
No pilot who opted in to the leaderboards has landed here yet.
For reference.
Quick facts
- ICAO and IATA
- FACT, CPT
- Type
- Large airport
- Location
- Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Coordinates
- -33.97403, 18.604333
- Elevation
- 151 ft (46 m)
- Mag variation
- -24.14° W (per chart)
- Runways
- 4 ends, longest 3,201 m / 10,502 ft
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Approach
- Approach
- 119.700
- Director
- 124.500
ATIS
- ATIS
- 127.000
- Long Range ATIS
- 127.600
Ground
- Ground
- 121.900
Tower
- Tower
- 118.100
Other
- Apron Control
- 122.650
- Delivery
- 122.100
Navaids
| Ident | Name | Type | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| CB | Cape Town | NDB | 463 kHz |
| CTV | Cape Town | VORTAC | 115.70 MHz |
Airport data from OurAirports, navdata version 2026-11-02.
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