FAYP
Ysterplaat Air Force Base
Ysterplaat Air Force Base (FAYP) is a general-aviation airfield serving Cape Town, Western Cape. The field lies at 52 ft (16 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 5,200 ft (1,585 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), 7 nm SE.
Alārium shows aircraft arriving at and departing from FAYP in real time and in three dimensions, with current weather from the field’s own METAR, the runway the wind favours, and the movements observed there.
Location
- Elevation
- 52 ft (16 m)
- Coordinates
- -33.9002, 18.4983
- Serving
- Cape Town
- Region
- Western Cape
- Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
Runways1 · longest 5,200 ft
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.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 5,200 ft1,585 m | 75 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
Nearby airfields
- Nearest paved 3,000 ft
- CPTCape Town International Airport · 7 nm SE
- Airfields within 25 nm
- 4
Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.