Grootfontein Air Force Base Explained

Grootfontein Air Force Base
Iata:GFY
Icao:FYGF
Pushpin Map:Namibia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of air base in Namibia
Pushpin Label:GFY
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Type:Military
Owner:Namibian Air Force
Location:Grootfontein, Namibia
Elevation-F:4636
Coordinates:-19.6019°N 18.1225°W
Commander:Group Captain Hillary Lilungwe Sisamu
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:08/26
R1-Length-M:3560
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:17/35
R2-Length-M:1040
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Source: WAD[1] GCM Google Maps[2]

The Grootfontein Air Force Base is an air base of the Namibian Air Force in Grootfontein, a town in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. The air base is about 4km (02miles) south of the center of Grootfontein.[3]

It was formerly an air base for the South African Air Force. It was also the headquarters of the Namibian Air Force until these were moved to Karibib Air Force Base in 2016.[4]

The Grootfontein non-directional beacon (Ident: GF) and VOR-DME (Ident: GFV) are located on the field.[5] [6] [7]

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Notes and References

  1. from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/@-19.5978234,18.1284096,7816m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - Grootfontein
  3. Web site: Distance and heading from Grootfontein to airport . . 18 Feb 2010.
  4. News: Air Force headquarters relocate to Karibib . . 6 March 2018 .
  5. Web site: GF - GROOTFONTEIN. www.pilotnav.com. 2018-08-21.
  6. Web site: GFV - GROOTFONTEIN. www.pilotnav.com. 2018-08-21.
  7. Web site: SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts. skyvector.com. 2018-08-21.