Air Force Base Bloemspruit

AFB Bloemspruit is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is co-located with Bloemfontein Airport (ICAO: FABL),[1] and shares the airfield.

AFB Bloemspruit

Air Force Base Bloemspruit
Summary
Airport typePublic / military
OperatorSouth African Air Force
ACSA
LocationBloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
Elevation AMSL4,458 ft / 1,359 m
Coordinates29°06′00″S 26°18′25″E
Websitewww.af.mil.za/bases/afb_bloemspruit/
Map
FABL is located in Free State (South African province)
FABL
FABL
Location in the Free State
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 2,559 8,396 Asphalt
12/30 2,195 7,202 Asphalt
Co-located with Bloemfontein Airport

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

Aviation

References

  1. "Airport information for FABL". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.




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