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FAPY Weather Parys Airport

Parys, Free StateElevation 4,740 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: FAVV · 31 NM NE · 27 min old
No ceiling, gusts to 27 kt.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · FAVV
WIND
230@6
gust 27 kt
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer

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RUNWAYS & WIND
2 runways
NESW06241129
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

06/24
Dimensions
4,406 x 66 ft
Surface
ASP
11/29
Dimensions
2,387 x 150 ft
Surface
GRE
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
4,740 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
1623Z 6:23 PM
Sunrise
0324Z 5:24 AM
Loggable night
1647Z (6:47 PM local) → 0300Z (5:00 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
1623Z (6:23 PM local) → 0324Z (5:24 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
1723Z (7:23 PM local) → 0224Z (4:24 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

Parys Airport is in Parys, Free State. Field elevation 4,740 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAFAPY
RegionFree State
CountrySouth Africa
Coordinates-26.8893, 27.5034
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
FREQUENCIES

Communications

123.5
A/G VOICE RDO
A/G

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

FAPY has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: FAVV (31 NM NE, UNKNOWN).

FAVV Vereeniging Airport
31 NM NE
UNKNOWN
FAGM Rand Airport
52 NM NE
VFR
FAOR O.R. Tambo International Airport
60 NM NE
VFR
FALA Lanseria International Airport
61 NM N
VFR
FASI Springs Airfield
62 NM NE
UNKNOWN
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov
↗FAPY on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does FAPY have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for FAPY. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does FAPY have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for FAPY. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at FAPY?
FAPY sits at 4,740 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for FAPY?
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.
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