FACT · CPT

Cape Town International Airport

Cape Town International Airport (FACT / CPT) is a large airport with scheduled airline service serving Cape Town, Western Cape. The field lies at 151 ft (46 m) above sea level and has two crossing runways, the longest 10,502 ft (3,201 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Ysterplaat Air Force Base (FAYP), 7 nm NW.

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Location

Elevation
151 ft (46 m)
Coordinates
-33.9740, 18.6043
Serving
Cape Town
Region
Western Cape
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg

Runways2 · longest 10,502 ft

Surveyed positions · north up

Drawn from published thresholds — true bearings, separations and lengths. Widths are exaggerated; at true proportion a runway is a hairline. Not a chart to navigate by.

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
01/1910,502 ft3,201 m200 ftAsphaltLit
16/345,581 ft1,701 m151 ftAsphaltLit

Nearby airfields

Nearest paved 3,000 ft
FAYPYsterplaat Air Force Base · 7 nm NW
Airfields within 25 nm
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Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.