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FABB Weather Brakpan Airport

Brakpan, GautengElevation 5,300 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: FASI · 5 NM E · More than 1 hour old
No ceiling.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · FASI
WIND
030@1
steady
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer

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RUNWAYS & WIND
1 runway
NESW1836
WIND
No on-field weather data
No reporting weather station on the field, so wind components cannot be computed. See nearby stations below.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

18/36
Dimensions
5,902 x 49 ft
Surface
ASP
Lighting
Lighted
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
5,300 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
1619Z 6:19 PM
Sunrise
0322Z 5:22 AM
Loggable night
1642Z (6:42 PM local) → 0258Z (4:58 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
1619Z (6:19 PM local) → 0322Z (5:22 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
1719Z (7:19 PM local) → 0222Z (4:22 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Brakpan Airport is in Brakpan, Gauteng. Field elevation 5,300 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAFABB
RegionGauteng
CountrySouth Africa
Coordinates-26.2386, 28.3018
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
FREQUENCIES

Communications

122.7
RDO
RDO

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

FABB has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: FASI (5 NM E, UNKNOWN).

FASI Springs Airfield
5 NM E
UNKNOWN
FAOR O.R. Tambo International Airport
7 NM NW
VFR
FAGM Rand Airport
8 NM W
VFR
FAWK Waterkloof Air Force Base
25 NM N
UNKNOWN
FAVV Vereeniging Airport
27 NM SW
UNKNOWN
FALA Lanseria International Airport
27 NM NW
UNKNOWN
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov
↗FABB on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does FABB have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for FABB. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does FABB have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for FABB. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at FABB?
FABB sits at 5,300 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for FABB?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.