Ubombo Ranches Airfield Big Bend | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Big Bend | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 465 ft / 142 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 26°46′10″S31°56′14″E / 26.76944°S 31.93722°E Coordinates: 26°46′10″S31°56′14″E / 26.76944°S 31.93722°E | ||||||||||
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Ubombo Ranches Airfield( ICAO : FDUB) is an airport serving the sugar refinery town [3] of Big Bend in Lubombo Region, Swaziland. The runway is just west of the refinery.
The ICAOairport code or location indicator is a four-letter code designating aerodromes around the world. These codes, as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators, are used by air traffic control and airline operations such as flight planning.
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The Ubombo non-directional beacon (Ident: UB) is on the field. [4]
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