Air Force Base Langebaanweg
AFB Langebaanweg Air Force Base Langebaanweg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Operator | South African Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Langebaan, Western Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 108 ft / 33 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°58′08″S 18°09′55″E / 32.96889°S 18.16528°ECoordinates: 32°58′08″S 18°09′55″E / 32.96889°S 18.16528°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www.af.mil.za | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() FALW Location in the Western Cape | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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AFB Langebaanweg (IATA: SDB, ICAO: FALW)[1] is an airbase of the South African Air Force (SAAF). The base motto is Tenax Propisiti Vinco – Through Tenacity Comes Success.
Units hosted[]
- Central Flying School SAAF - Pilot and Instructor Training
- 2 Air Servicing Unit - Technical Support
- 526 Squadron - Protection Squadron
Current aircraft[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/SilverFalcons5.jpg/200px-SilverFalcons5.jpg)
The current Silver Falcons paint scheme.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Silver_Falcons-001.jpg/200px-Silver_Falcons-001.jpg)
Silver Falcons performing in the Pilatus PC-7
The Central Flying School operates 60 Pilatus PC-7s from AFB Langebaanweg.
The SAAF's Silver Falcons display team is based at AFB Langbaanweg.
References[]
- ^ Airport information for FALW at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
Categories:
- South African Air Force bases
- Airports in South Africa
- Transport in the Western Cape
- Military aviation stubs
- South African military stubs