Air Force Base Bloemspruit
![]() | This article includes a list of general references, but it remains largely unverified because it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (June 2019) |
AFB Bloemspruit Air Force Base Bloemspruit | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Summary | |||||||||||||||
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 | www | ||||||||||||||
Map | |||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() FABL Location in the Free State | |||||||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
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 the airfield.
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 unit
- 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 October 2006).
Categories:
- South African Air Force bases
- Airports in South Africa
- Airports of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
- Transport in the Free State (province)
- Bloemfontein
- Military aviation stubs
- South African military stubs
- Free State (province) geography stubs