Air Force Base Makhado

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AFB Makhado
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
Operator South African Air Force
Location Louis Trichardt, Limpopo, South Africa
Elevation  AMSL 3,069 ft / 935 m
Coordinates 23°09′36″S029°41′48″E / 23.16000°S 29.69667°E / -23.16000; 29.69667
Website www.af.mil.za
Map
South Africa Limpopo location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
FALM
Location in Limpopo
Air Force Base Makhado
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
10/284,02013,189Asphalt
10L/28R5001,640Asphalt
At Air Force Base (AFB) Louis Trichardt, South Africa, US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Brian Manibusan, from Guam, assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Equipment Maintena - DPLA - 752b288c8064ce1e3404410470ed96ed.jpeg

Air Force Base Makhado( ICAO : FALM), formerly Air Force Base Louis Trichardt, is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is the SAAF's northernmost base, situated at Louis Trichardt near the border with Zimbabwe, as well as being its most modern, and is known unofficially as Fighter Town, RSA.

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The base motto is Castrum Borealis (Fortress of the North).

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History

The base was officially opened on 14 October 1987 as AFB Louis Trichardt, but changed its name to match that of the nearby town on 7 November 2003. The town has since reverted to its old name, but the base name remains unchanged. The base uses cheetahs to control wildlife. [1]

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References

  1. Koren, Marina (11 December 2015). "Why South Africa's Air Force Lets Cheetahs Roam Its Bases". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020.