FAON Weather Ornate Lake - St Lucia Airport
Hluhluwe, Kwazulu-NatalElevation 128 ftSmall airport
CURRENT STATUS
N/A
No on-field METAR. See nearby reporting stations below.
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Crosswind calculator
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FIELD CONDITIONS
Field elevation
Field elevation
128 ft MSL
Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT
Sun & logging windows
Sunset
1604Z 6:04 PM
Sunrise
0303Z 5:03 AM
Loggable night
1628Z (6:28 PM local) → 0239Z (4:39 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
1604Z (6:04 PM local) → 0303Z (5:03 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
1704Z (7:04 PM local) → 0203Z (4:03 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
Ornate Lake - St Lucia Airport is in Hluhluwe, Kwazulu-Natal. Field elevation 128 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.
OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAFAON
RegionKwazulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
Coordinates-28.0449, 32.4254
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY
Traffic patterns
Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.
NEARBY AIRPORTS
Nearby airports
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does FAON have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for FAON. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does FAON have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for FAON. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at FAON?
FAON sits at 128 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for FAON?
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.