Alexander Bay Airport

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Elevation  AMSL 98 ft / 30 m
Coordinates 28°34′24″S016°32′04″E / 28.57333°S 16.53444°E / -28.57333; 16.53444 Coordinates: 28°34′24″S016°32′04″E / 28.57333°S 16.53444°E / -28.57333; 16.53444
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
01/191,8486,063Asphalt
07/251,6765,499Gravel
11/291,4704,823Gravel
Sources: South African AIP, [1]
Alexander Bay Airport Terminal/ Alexander Bay Airport Terminal.jpg
Alexander Bay Airport Terminal/

Alexander Bay Airport( IATA : ALJ, ICAO : FAAB) is an airport serving Alexander Bay (Namakwa District Municipality), a town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

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The airport resides at an elevation of 98 feet (30 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 01/19 which measures 1,848 by 46 metres (6,063 ft × 151 ft). It also has two gravel runways: 07/25 is 1,676 by 36 metres (5,499 ft × 118 ft) and 11/29 is 1,470 by 35 metres (4,823 ft × 115 ft).

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References

  1. "Aerodrome chart for ALEXANDER BAY – FAAB" (PDF). South African Civil Aviation Authority. 15 March 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011.