Air Force Base Overberg Explained

Air Force Base Overberg
Iata:OVG
Icao:FAOB
Type:Military
Operator:South African Air Force
Location:Bredasdorp, Cape Agulhas Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
Elevation-F:52
Elevation-M:16
Coordinates:-34.5547°N 20.2506°W
Pushpin Map:Western Cape
Pushpin Label:FAOB
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Western Cape
Website:www.af.mil.za
R1-Number:10/28
R1-Length-F:6926
R1-Length-M:2111
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:17/35
R2-Length-F:10220
R2-Length-M:3115
R2-Surface:Asphalt

Air Force Base Overberg [1] is an airbase of the South African Air Force at Bredasdorp on the Overberg district of the Western Cape province and is the host of the 525 squadron and the Test Flight and Development Centre. It is placed under command of the Air Office in Pretoria, Gauteng.[2]

The Denel Overberg Test Range uses the Overberg Air Force Base.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: usurped. Airport information for FAOB. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=FAOB. 2019-03-05. World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
  2. Web site: Air Force Base Overberg. www.af.mil.za. 2018-08-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20141021182541/http://www.af.mil.za/bases/afb_overberg/default.htm. 21 October 2014. dead.