Pietermaritzburg 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 34 is favoured now, by the live wind.
Live conditions.
The airport's latest weather report, day there now.
- Wind
- 240°2 kt
- Visibility
- 0.62 SM / 1.0 km
- Temperature
- 19°C66°F, dew point 19°C
- Altimeter
- 1017hPa30.03 inHg
- Time now
- 04:23UTC
- Sunrise
- 03:01UTC
- Sunset
- 16:22UTC
Runway 34 is favoured: 0.3 kt of headwind with the wind from 240° at 2 kt.
The METAR and TAF as issued
METAR FAPM 270600Z 24002KT 1000 BR OVC004 19/19 Q1017
TAF FAPM 040300Z 0404/0415 VRB03KT 2000 DZ OVC005 TX27/0411Z TN20/0404Z BECMG 0406/0408 06006KT CAVOK BECMG 0413/0415 BKN020
Updated just now
Runways.
2 runway ends, the longest 1,537 m / 5,043 ft. Headings in true and magnetic degrees.
| End | True | Magnetic | Length | Width | Surface | ILS | Glide | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 142° | 169° | 1,537 m / 5,043 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | None | None | displaced 60 m / 197 ft |
| 34 | 322° | 349° | 1,537 m / 5,043 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | None | None | displaced 190 m / 623 ft |
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For reference.
Quick facts
- ICAO and IATA
- FAPM, PZB
- Type
- Medium airport
- Location
- Pietermaritzburg, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
- Coordinates
- -29.649000167799997, 30.3987007141
- Elevation
- 2,423 ft (739 m)
- Mag variation
- -23.22° W (per chart)
- Runways
- 2 ends, longest 1,537 m / 5,043 ft
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Approach
- Durban Approach Control
- 125.750
Tower
- Tower
- 122.000
Navaids
| Ident | Name | Type | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| OBI | Pietermaritzburg | NDB | 280 kHz |
| ORI | Pietermaritzburg | NDB | 443 kHz |
| PM | Pietermaritzburg | NDB | 363 kHz |
| PU | Pietermaritzburg | NDB | 407 kHz |
| PZ | Pietermaritzburg | NDB | 257 kHz |
| PMV | Pietermaritzburg | VOR-DME | 117.90 MHz |
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