Air Force Base Bloemspruit

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AFB Bloemspruit Air Force Base Bloemspruit
IATA: BFN ICAO: FABL
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°E / -29.10000; 26.30694Coordinates: 29°06′00″S 26°18′25″E / 29.10000°S 26.30694°E / -29.10000; 26.30694
Website	www.af.mil.za/bases/afb_bloemspruit/
Map
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

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[]

External links[]

• AFB Bloemspruit Official Website
• Airport information for BFN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).

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