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Pilot information for Thornhill Air Base

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General information for Thornhill Air Base

Airport codes: GWE FVTL
Type: regional airport
Scheduled airline service: no
Serves: Gweru, Midlands, Zimbabwe
Latitude: -19.436399 | 19 26.183968 S | S19 26 11
Longitude: 29.861900 | 29 51.714020 E | E029 51 42
Field elevation: 4,680 ft/1,426 m MSL
Magnetic variation: 9.481°W

Radio communication frequencies for Thornhill Air Base

APP: 126.5 MHz (THORNHILL APP)
TWR: 123.5 MHz (THORNHILL TWR)

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Runways at Thornhill Air Base

13L/31R
8,766 x 100 ft (2,672 x 30 m) — paved — lighted
13R/31L
CLOSED: 7,826 x 93 ft (2,385 x 28 m) — paved — not lighted

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Aviation weather for Thornhill Air Base

Current conditions (METAR) for Thornhill Air Base

Retrieved 2012/03/04 12:00: 

FVTL 041200Z 26006KT CAVOK 30/12 Q1012

Forecast (TAF) for Thornhill Air Base

Retrieved 2011/04/27 05:19: 

TAF FVTL 270400Z 2705/2718 03005KT CAVOK 
      BECMG 2707/2709 SCT030 BKN090 PROB30 
      TEMPO 2712/2718 8000 -TSRA FEW040CB SCT050

Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) for Thornhill Air Base

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 These are for information only, and may be wrong, out of date, or incomplete.

We have no current NOTAMs for Thornhill Air Base. Please check with an official source to confirm.