Air Force Base Bloemspruit
| AFB Bloemspruit Air Force Base Bloemspruit | |||||||||||||||
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| IATA: BFN – ICAO: FABL | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator |
South African Air Force ACSA | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,458 ft / 1,359 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°06′00″S 26°18′25″E / 29.10000°S 26.30694°ECoordinates: 29°06′00″S 26°18′25″E / 29.10000°S 26.30694°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website |
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| Map | |||||||||||||||
  FABL Location in the Free State | |||||||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||||||
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Co-located with Bloemfontein Airport | |||||||||||||||
AFB Bloemspruit is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is co-located with Bloemfontein Airport (ICAO: FABL),[1] and shares its runways.
The base motto is Ex Unite Pax ("Peace Through Unity").
The unit is also responsible for maintaining the military airstrip at Vastrap, near Upington.
Units hosted
- 16 Squadron - Attack helicopter squadron
- 87 Helicopter Flying School - Helicopter training squadron
- 106 Squadron - Light transport reserve
- 107 Squadron - Light transport reserve
- 506 Squadron - Security services
Aviation
- Non-directional beacon - BL380.0
- VHF omnidirectional range - BLV114.1
- Automatic Terminal Information Service - 126.45
References
- ↑ Airport information for FABL at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
External links
- AFB Bloemspruit Official Website
- Airport information for BFN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
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