ZA-0140 Weather Kuruman Hospital Heliport

Kuruman, Northern CapeHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: FAKM · 107 NM SE · 9 min old
Ceiling and visibility OK, gusts to 33 kt.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · FAKM
WIND
010@22
gust 33 kt
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for ZA-0140. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
1640Z 6:40 PM
Sunrise
0339Z 5:39 AM
Loggable night
1704Z (7:04 PM local) → 0315Z (5:15 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
1640Z (6:40 PM local) → 0339Z (5:39 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
1740Z (7:40 PM local) → 0239Z (4:39 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

Kuruman Hospital Heliport is in Kuruman, Northern Cape. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAZA-0140
RegionNorthern Cape
CountrySouth Africa
Coordinates-27.4599, 23.4438
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

ZA-0140 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: FAKM (107 NM SE, VFR).

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does ZA-0140 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for ZA-0140. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does ZA-0140 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for ZA-0140. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for ZA-0140?
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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