Robertson Airfield
Robertson Airfield | |||||||||||||||
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Summary | |||||||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Langeberg Municipality | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Robertson Flying Club | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Robertson Ashton Montagu Bonnievale McGregor | ||||||||||||||
Location | Robertson, Western Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 640 ft / 195 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°48′42.39″S 19°54′13.31″E / 33.8117750°S 19.9036972°ECoordinates: 33°48′42.39″S 19°54′13.31″E / 33.8117750°S 19.9036972°E | ||||||||||||||
Website | http://www.robertsonflyingclub.wix.com/fars | ||||||||||||||
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Robertson Airfield (IATA: ROD, ICAO: FARS), licensed according to South African Civil Aviation Authority standards,[2] is an unmanned municipal airport situated 1 km to the east of the Western Cape town of Robertson in South Africa.
Location[]
Robertson Airfield is located 1 km to the east of the town of Robertson in the Western Cape Province on South Africa's wine route - Route 62.
Communication[]
The Communication Frequency for Robertson Airfield is 124.80[3] The airfield is unmanned.
Fuel[]
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AvGas is available by arrangement – Alwyn du Plessis 083 270 5888. There is currently no Jet A1 available.
Activities at Robertson Airfield[]
Skydive Robertson[]
Skydive Robertson operates from the airfield on weekends and public holidays and facilitates tandem skydiving, static line progression training, accelerated freefall progression training and provides a facility for sports skydivers. The operation is a Parachute Association of South Africa (PASA) approved and registered drop zone, licensed for sports skydiving and student training.[4]
See also[]
- Skydive Robertson
- Robertson
- Route 62 (South Africa)
External links[]
References[]
- ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ South African Civil Aviation Authority, CAA website link retrieved 18 February 2012
- ^ AVIMAP Frequency Chart February 2012
- ^ CAA Website, retrieved 18 February 2012
- Airports in South Africa
- Transport in the Western Cape
- Cape Winelands District Municipality