Kruger Mpumalanga 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.
Runway 23 is favoured now, by the live wind.
Live conditions.
The airport's latest weather report, day there now.
- Wind
- 220°3 kt
- Visibility
- Not reported
- Temperature
- 23°C73°F, dew point 16°C
- Altimeter
- 1021hPa30.15 inHg
- Time now
- 08:28UTC
- Sunrise
- 03:05UTC
- Sunset
- 16:12UTC
Runway 23 is favoured: 3.0 kt of headwind with the wind from 220° at 3 kt.
The METAR and TAF as issued
METAR FAKN 030700Z AUTO 22003KT //// // ////// 23/16 Q1021
TAF FAKN 030600Z 0307/0318 VRB03KT CAVOK TX28/0313Z TN22/0318Z BECMG 0307/0309 BKN025 BECMG 0310/0312 04008KT PROB30 TEMPO 0313/0318 -TSRA FEW040CB BECMG 0314/0316 VRB03KT
Updated 54 minutes ago
Runways.
2 runway ends, the longest 3,100 m / 10,171 ft. Headings in true and magnetic degrees.
| End | True | Magnetic | Length | Width | Surface | ILS | Glide | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | 034° | 055° | 3,100 m / 10,171 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | None | None | displaced 500 m / 1640 ft |
| 23 | 214° | 235° | 3,100 m / 10,171 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | None | None |
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For reference.
Quick facts
- ICAO and IATA
- FAKN, MQP
- Type
- Large airport
- Location
- Mbombela, Mpumalanga, South Africa
- Coordinates
- -25.383327, 31.105325
- Elevation
- 2,829 ft (862 m)
- Mag variation
- -17.41° W (per chart)
- Runways
- 2 ends, longest 3,100 m / 10,171 ft
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Approach
- APP
- 119.200
Tower
- Tower
- 119.200
Navaids
| Ident | Name | Type | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| PK | Kruger Mpumalanga | NDB | 405 kHz |
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