Richards Bay Airport METAR FARB
Medium AirportElev. 33 m (109 ft)Richards Bay Airport is situated in Richards Bay, South Africa. The ICAO code of Richards Bay Airport is FARB and the IATA code is RCB.
It has one Asphalt runway 05/23 with a length of 1,300 m.
The elevation is 33 m (109 ft). Its coordinates are:
FARB does not publish a METAR. Showing the nearest available station: FALE (135 km away - Durban/King Shaka Intl, NL, ZA).
Flight Cat
VFR
Temp
18°C
Wind
4kt
Visibility
> 10km
Ceiling
4,000ft
QNH
1024hPa
Raw METAR - FALE
METAR FALE 232100Z 30004KT 9999 BKN040 18/16 Q1024 NOSIG
Decoded
- Wind
- From 300° (WNW) at 4 kt
- Visibility
- > 10 km
- Sky
- Broken (5–7 oktas) at 4,000 ft (1,219 m)
- Temp / DP
- 18°C (64°F) · Dew point 16°C (61°F)
- QNH
- 1024 hPa · 30.24 inHg
Runways
Arrow tail (crossbar) = wind FROM · head = toward aircraft · center = direction & speed
| Runway | Heading | Length | Surface | Wind Offset | Headwind | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 ★ best | 34° | 1,300 m | Asphalt | 94° | ↑ 0 kt | 4 kt L |
| 23 | 214° | 1,300 m | Asphalt | 86° | ↑ 0 kt | 4 kt R |
Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind
Sunrise & Sunset
—Sunrise03:06 UTC
Sunset16:05 UTC
Daylight:12h 59m
00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00
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Nearby Weather
| ICAO | Airport | Distance | Category | Wind | Visibility | Sky | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FALE | Durban/King Shaka Intl, NL, ZA | 135 km | VFR | 300° 4 kt | > 10 km | BKN 4000ft | 18°C |
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