Air Force Base Bloemspruit

Air base of the South African Air Force in Bloemfontein

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.

The base motto is Ex Unite Pax ("Peace Through Unity").

The unit is also responsible for maintaining the military airstrip at Vastrap, near Upington.

Units hosted

• 16 Squadron - Attack helicopter squadron
• 87 Helicopter Flying School - Helicopter training unit
• 106 Squadron - Light transport reserve
• 107 Squadron - Light transport reserve
• 506 Squadron - Security services

Aviation

• Non-directional beacon - BL380.0
• VHF omnidirectional range - BLV114.1
• Automatic Terminal Information Service - 126.45

References

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

External links

• AFB Bloemspruit Official Website
• Airport information for BFN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).