Air Force Base Langebaanweg Explained

AFB Langebaanweg
Nativename:Air Force Base Langebaanweg
Iata:SDB
Icao:FALW
Type:Military
Operator:South African Air Force
Location:Langebaan (West Coast District Municipality), Western Cape, South Africa
Elevation-F:108
Elevation-M:33
Coordinates:-32.9689°N 18.1653°W
Pushpin Map:Western Cape
Pushpin Label:FALW
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Western Cape
Website:www.af.mil.za
R1-Number:02R/20L
R1-Length-F:7689
R1-Length-M:2344
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:02L/20R
R2-Length-F:7680
R2-Length-M:2341
R2-Surface:Asphalt
R3-Number:07/25
R3-Length-F:4935
R3-Length-M:1504
R3-Surface:Asphalt
R4-Number:16/34
R4-Length-F:6533
R4-Length-M:1991
R4-Surface:Asphalt

AFB Langebaanweg [1] is an airbase of the South African Air Force (SAAF).The base motto is Tenax Propisiti Vinco – Through Tenacity Comes Success.

Units hosted

Current aircraft

The Central Flying School operates 60 Pilatus PC-7s from AFB Langebaanweg.

The SAAF's Silver Falcons display team is based at AFB Langbaanweg.

Notes and References

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