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Pilot information for Rand Airport

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General information for Rand Airport

Airport codes: QRA FAGM
Type: regional airport
Scheduled airline service: yes
Serves: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Latitude: -26.242500 | 26 14.550018 S | S26 14 33
Longitude: 28.151199 | 28 9.071960 E | E028 09 04
Field elevation: 5,483 ft/1,671 m MSL
Magnetic variation: 17.549°W

Radio communication frequencies for Rand Airport

APP: 124.5 MHz (JOHANNESBURG APP)
MISC: 130.5 MHz (APRON OFFICE)
TWR: 118.7 MHz

Members can add and update frequencies.

Runways at Rand Airport

11/29
5,617 x 50 ft (1,712 x 15 m) — paved — lighted— threshold 29 displaced 455 ft (139 m)
17/35
4,898 x 50 ft (1,493 x 15 m) — paved — lighted— threshold 17 displaced 577 ft (176 m) — threshold 35 displaced 378 ft (115 m)

Members can add and update runway information.

Aviation weather for Rand Airport

Current conditions (METAR) for Rand Airport

Retrieved 2012/02/24 04:00: 

FAGM 240400Z 08008KT 6000 BKN012 15/14 Q1021

Forecast (TAF) for Rand Airport

Closest forecast is OR Tambo International Airport, 7.83155001599 nm (14.9 km) NE. Retrieved 2012/05/25 00:00: 

TAF FAJS 252200Z 2600/2706 01007KT CAVOK 
     FM260700 31010KT CAVOK 
      BECMG 2616/2618 24007KT TX21/2612ZTN06/2604Z

Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) for Rand Airport

Please confirm all NOTAMs at the original source! These are for information only, and may be wrong, out of date, or incomplete.

NOTAM C0554/08: Rand Airport (FAGM) 
C0554/08 NOTAMN 
Q) FAJA/QFUAU/IV/NBO/A/000/999/2615S02809E005
A) FAGM B) 0803110756 C) 1203081000 EST
E) NIL AVGAS AVBL.
CREATED: 11 Mar 2008 07:56:00 
SOURCE: FAJSYNYX