Air Force Base Bloemspruit

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AFB Bloemspruit

Air Force Base Bloemspruit
Summary
Airport typePublic / military
Operator South African Air Force
ACSA
Location Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
Elevation  AMSL 4,458 ft / 1,359 m
Coordinates 29°06′00″S26°18′25″E / 29.10000°S 26.30694°E / -29.10000; 26.30694 Coordinates: 29°06′00″S26°18′25″E / 29.10000°S 26.30694°E / -29.10000; 26.30694
Website www.af.mil.za/bases/afb_bloemspruit/
Map
South Africa Free State location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
FABL
Location in the Free State
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
02/202,5598,396Asphalt
12/302,1957,202Asphalt
Co-located with Bloemfontein Airport

AFB Bloemspruit is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is co-located with Bloemfontein Airport ( ICAO : FABL), [1] and shares the airfield.

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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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References

  1. "Airport information for FABL". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.