WxDecoder

FALM METAR & TAF Makhado Air Force Base Airport

Louis Trichardt Southwest, LimpopoElevation 3,069 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: FAPP · 43 NM S · 45 min old
No ceiling.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · FAPP
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 0900Z (11:00 AM local) · valid to 1800Z (8:00 PM local)

FALM forecast starts VFR at 10Z. Conditions are roughly steady over the period.

  • Maximum temperature 32°C expected at 1300Z on day 25.
  • Minimum temperature 25°C expected at 1800Z on day 25.
VFR
VFR
1000Z12:00 PM1136Z1:36 PM1312Z3:12 PM1448Z4:48 PM1624Z6:24 PM1800Z8:00 PM

Codes in this report: CAVOK

Tap any group to decode it.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Unknown

›No current METAR available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

OUR HEADSET PICK · NOT SPONSORED

DC

David Clark DC ONE-X

Not sponsored, just the headset we'd buy ourselves: the DC ONE-X, with hybrid noise canceling, Bluetooth, and 30+ hour battery. And David Clark's A+ customer service is the real reason we recommend them.

Visit David Clark
RUNWAYS & WIND
2 runways
NESW102810L28R
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

10/28
Dimensions
13,189 x 151 ft
Surface
ASP
Lighting
Lighted
10L/28R
Dimensions
1,640 x 49 ft
Surface
ASP
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
3,069 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
1610Z 6:10 PM
Sunrise
0320Z 5:20 AM
Loggable night
1633Z (6:33 PM local) → 0256Z (4:56 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
1610Z (6:10 PM local) → 0320Z (5:20 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
1710Z (7:10 PM local) → 0220Z (4:20 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

Makhado Air Force Base Airport is in Louis Trichardt Southwest, Limpopo. Field elevation 3,069 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAFALM
RegionLimpopo
CountrySouth Africa
Coordinates-23.1599, 29.6965
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerTowered
FREQUENCIES

Communications

121.2
APP
APP
115
ATIS
ATIS
121.75
GND
GND
119.8
TWR
TWR

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

FALM has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: FAPP (43 NM S, UNKNOWN).

FAPP Polokwane International Airport
43 NM S
UNKNOWN
FAHS Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit
104 NM SE
UNKNOWN
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov
↗Wikipedia
↗FALM on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does FALM have a METAR?
Not right now. FALM is a METAR-reporting station, but no current on-field observation is available, so this page shows the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does FALM have a TAF?
Yes, a TAF is issued for FALM; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.
What is the field elevation at FALM?
FALM sits at 3,069 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for FALM?
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.