The following is a list of bases of the South African Air Force.
Base | Location | Squadrons | Aircraft | |
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Air Force Base Bloemspruit | -29.0939°N 26.3039°W | 106 Squadron, 107 Squadron, 16 Squadron, 506 Squadron, 6 Air Servicing Unit, 87 Helicopter Flying School | A109 LUH, BK 117, Oryx, Rooivalk | |
Air Force Base Durban | 105 Squadron, 15 Squadron, 508 Squadron | A109 LUH, BK 117, Oryx | ||
Air Force Base Hoedspruit | -24.3547°N 31.0503°W | 101 Squadron, 19 Squadron, 514 Squadron, 7 Air Servicing Unit, Air Force Command and Control School, Air Force Gymnasium, Lowveld Airspace Control Sector | A109 LUH, Oryx | |
Air Force Base Waterkloof | -25.83°N 28.2225°W | 1 Air Servicing Unit, 111 Squadron, 21 Squadron, 28 Squadron, 41 Squadron, 44 Squadron, 5 Air Servicing Unit, 504 Squadron, 60 Squadron, Central Photographic Institute, Command and Control School, Electronic Warfare Centre, Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre, SAAF Telecommunications Centre | 208 Caravan, 300 Super King Air, 550/1 Citation II, B200C Super King Air, Boeing 737-7ED (BBJ), C 212 Aviocar, C-130B/BZ Hercules, CN 235, Falcon 50, Falcon 900B, PC-12 | |
Air Force Base Makhado | -23.16°N 29.6967°W | 102 Squadron, 2 Squadron, 3 Air Servicing Unit, 515 Squadron, 85 Combat Flying School | Gripen C, Gripen D, Hawk Mk 120 | |
Air Force Base Langebaanweg | -32.9689°N 18.1653°W | 2 Air Servicing Unit, 526 Squadron, Central Flying School | PC-7 Mk II (Astra) | |
Air Force Base Overberg | -34.5547°N 20.2506°W | 525 Squadron, Test Flight and Development Centre | Cheetah D, Hawk Mk 120, PC-7 Mk II (Astra) | |
AFB Swartkop | -25.8069°N 28.1644°W | 104 Squadron, 17 Squadron, Airspace Control Unit, SAAF Museum Historic Flight | A109 LUH, Alouette II (Museum), C-47 Dakota (Museum), CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 (Museum), D.H.87B Hornet Moth (Museum), DHC-1 Chipmunk T MK 10, Explorer, Fi-156c-7 Storch, Harvards (Museum), Mirage IIIBZ (Museum), Mirage IIICZ (Museum), Oryx, P-51D Mustang (Museum), P166S Albatross (Museum), Prentice T Mk 1, Provost T Mk 52 (Museum), S-55C (Museum), SA-330L Puma (Museum), Shackleton MR.3 (Museum), Spitfire Mk IXe (Museum) | |
Air Force Station Thaba Tshwane | 10 Air Depot, Air Publications Service Centre | |||
Air Force Base Ysterplaat | -33.9011°N 18.4833°W | 110 Squadron, 22 Squadron, 35 Squadron, 505 Squadron, 80 Air Navigation School | C47-TP Turbo Dakota, Oryx, Super Lynx 300 | |
TEK Base | 502 Squadron, 68 Air School | |||
Valhalla | 503 Squadron, Fire Training School, SAAF Band, School of Cookery | |||
Air Force Mobile Deployment Wing | 140 Squadron, 142 Squadron, 18 Deployment Support Unit, 4 Air Servicing Unit, 500 Squadron, 501 Squadron, 92 Tactical Airfield Unit, Mobile Communications Unit | |||
Air Force Station Port Elizabeth | -33.99°N 25.6103°W | 108 Squadron, 15 Squadron - 'C' Flight | BK 117 |
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AFB Ysterplaat Detached (Cape Town IAP) | |
Air Force Base Pietersburg |