FARB — Richards Bay Airport

Airport Information

ICAOFARB

IATARCB

NAMERichards Bay Airport

CITYRichards Bay

COUNTRYZA

LATITUDES28°44′27.6″

LONGITUDEE32°05′31.6″

DECIMAL -28.740999, 32.092098

ELEVATION 109 ft / 33 m

LOCAL TIME --:--:--Loading…

Sun Times (Today, UTC)

SUNRISE

04:24 UTC

SUNSET

15:27 UTC

DAY LENGTH

11h 03m

RIGHT NOW—

CIVIL TWILIGHT 04:00 UTC – 15:52 UTC

Weather — METAR / TAF (MODEL)

RAW METARFARB 140625Z 29006KT 9999 FEW020 14/12 Q1033

FLIGHT CATEGORYVFR

WIND↑290° / 6 kt

VISIBILITY9,999 m

CLOUDSFEW 2,000ft

TEMP / DEWPOINT14° / 12°

QNH1033 hPa

TRANSITION ALT / LVL18000 ft / FL190

DENSITY ALTITUDE-577 ft (field 109 ft)

TAFTAF FARB 140300Z 1404/1415 31004KT 9999 BKN025 TX23/1412Z TN13/1404Z BECMG 1409/1411 04009KT SCT035

Initially: winds 310° at 4kt, visibility 10km, ceiling 2500ft. Worst expected conditions: MVFR.

Weather forecast

Runways

➤05 050° 1300 m / 4,265 ft · ASP ● LIT NO ILS

➤23 230° 1300 m / 4,265 ft · ASP ● LIT NO ILS

ATC Frequencies

APP
APP

118.9 MHz

TWR
TWR

118.9 MHz

Nearest Alternates

FAUL Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport 44 NM 305° NO ILS

FAMU Mkuze Airport 67 NM 357° NO ILS

FALE King Shaka International Airport 73 NM 223° NO ILS

FAVG Virginia Airport 82 NM 220° NO ILS

FAPM Pietermaritzburg Airport 104 NM 238° NO ILS

FALY Ladysmith Airport 124 NM 273° NO ILS

Nearest Waypoints

OKLEP 0 NM 076°

ITMIL 23 NM 220°

ITORI 45 NM 214°

APGAP 49 NM 303°

VAVAN 51 NM 237°

VABOG 53 NM 226°

Richards Bay Airport (FARB / RCB) — Richards Bay, ZA