Air Force Base Bloemspruit Explained

AFB Bloemspruit
Nativename:Air Force Base Bloemspruit
Iata:BFN
Icao:FABL
Type:Public / military
Operator:South African Air Force
ACSA
Location:Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
Elevation-F:4458
Elevation-M:1359
Coordinates:-29.1°N 26.3069°W
Pushpin Map:South Africa Free State
Pushpin Label:FABL
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Free State
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:02/20
R1-Length-F:8396
R1-Length-M:2559
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:12/30
R2-Length-F:7202
R2-Length-M:2195
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Co-located with Bloemfontein Airport

AFB Bloemspruit is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is co-located with Bloemfontein Airport,[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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: usurped. Airport information for FABL. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=FABL. 2019-03-05. World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.