Richards Bay Airport

Regional Airport · Richards Bay, NL, South Africa

ICAOFARBIATARCB

Zulu · UTC--:--:--Aviation standard time

Local · UTC+2--:--:--Approx. (from longitude)

Elevation109ft33 m

Longest runway4,265ft1,300 m

Runways11 lighted

Coordinates-28.74, 32.0928°44'27.6"S 32°05'31.6"E

ClassRegionalScheduled service

Current weather

No data

Weather unavailable

No current observation is being reported for this station.

Forecast

TAF

Valid Mon 10:00Z – Mon 18:00Z

InitialMon 10:00Zuntil Mon 14:00Z
MVFRWind200° @ 15 ktVis6+ smSkyBroken 2,000′, Overcast 4,500′
TemporaryMon 10:00Zuntil Mon 12:00Z
MVFRWind200° @ 15 G25 ktVis3.1 smSkyOvercast 1,000′WeatherLight drizzle, light rain
40% temporaryMon 12:00Zuntil Mon 15:00Z
MVFRWind200° @ 18 G28 ktVis3.1 smSkyOvercast 1,500′WeatherLight rain
BecomingMon 14:00Zuntil Mon 18:00Z
VFRWind200° @ 15 ktVis6+ smSkyScattered 3,500′
30% temporaryMon 15:00Zuntil Mon 17:00Z
Wind200° @ 15 G25 kt

RAW

TAF FARB 280900Z 2810/2818 20015KT 9999 BKN020 OVC045 TX19/2812Z TN18/2818Z
  TEMPO 2810/2812 20015G25KT 5000 -DZRA OVC010
  PROB40 TEMPO 2812/2815 20018G28KT 5000 -RA OVC015
  BECMG 2814/2816 SCT035
  PROB30 TEMPO 2815/2817 20015G25KT

Issued 28 Sep 2026 09:00Z·NOAA / NWS Aviation Weather Center

Runways

1 total

05/23◐ lit

4,265 ft1,300 × 69 ft · Asphalt

Radio frequencies

2 listed

Tower118.90

Approach118.90

Frequencies (MHz) come from the OurAirports community dataset and can lag official changes. Confirm against the current chart supplement or AIP before flight.

Nearby navaids

Within 40 NM

RBV

Richards BayVOR-DME

113.00 MHz0.1 NM076° E

Richards BayNDB

337 kHz1.4 NM214° SW

Richards BayNDB

465 kHz4.1 NM034° NE

EshoweNDB

203 kHz35.0 NM255° W

Distance and true bearing from the airport reference point