Rand Airport METAR FAGM
Medium AirportElev. 1671 m (5483 ft)Rand Airport is situated in Johannesburg, South Africa. The ICAO code of Rand Airport is FAGM and the IATA code is QRA.
It has 2 runways: Asphalt runway 11/29 with a length of 1,712 m, Asphalt runway 17/35 with a length of 1,493 m.
The elevation is 1671 m (5483 ft). Its coordinates are:
FAGM does not publish a METAR. Showing the nearest available station: FAOR (15 km away - Johannesburg/Tambo Intl, NP, ZA).
Flight Cat
VFR
Temp
23°C
Wind
10kt
Visibility
> 10km
QNH
1027hPa
Raw METAR - FAOR
METAR FAOR 221530Z 32010KT 280V340 CAVOK 23/M03 Q1027 NOSIG
Decoded
- Wind
- From 320° (NW) at 10 kt
- Visibility
- > 10 km
- Temp / DP
- 23°C (73°F) · Dew point -3°C (27°F)
- QNH
- 1027 hPa · 30.33 inHg
Runways
Arrow tail (crossbar) = wind FROM · head = toward aircraft · center = direction & speed
| Runway | Heading | Length | Surface | Wind Offset | Headwind | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 89° | 1,712 m | Asphalt | 129° | ↓ 6 kt | 8 kt L |
| 29 | 269° | 1,712 m | Asphalt | 51° | ↑ 6 kt | 8 kt R |
| 17 | 158° | 1,493 m | Asphalt | 162° | ↓ 10 kt | 3 kt R |
| 35 ★ best | 338° | 1,493 m | Asphalt | 18° | ↑ 10 kt | 3 kt L |
Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind
Sunrise & Sunset
—Sunrise04:28 UTC
Sunset15:51 UTC
Daylight:11h 23m
00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00
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Nearby Weather
| ICAO | Airport | Distance | Category | Wind | Visibility | Sky | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAOR | Johannesburg/Tambo Intl, NP, ZA | 15 km | VFR | 320° 10 kt | > 10 km | — | 23°C |
| FASI | Springs Arpt, GT, ZA | 25 km | VFR | 360° 6 kt | — | — | 26°C |
| FALA | Lanseria Intl, GT, ZA | 41 km | VFR | 300° 9 kt | > 10 km | — | 26°C |
| FAVV | Vereeniging Arpt, GT, ZA | 41 km | VFR | 240° 8 kt | — | — | 26°C |
| FAWK | Waterkloof, GT, ZA | 46 km | VFR | 320° 6 G16 kt | — | — | 25°C |
| FAWB | Pretoria/Wonderboom Arpt, GT, ZA | 66 km | VFR | 290° 6 kt | — | — | 27°C |
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