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Air Force Base Bloemspruit

Coordinates: 29°06′00″S 26°18′25″E / 29.10000°S 26.30694°E / -29.10000; 26.30694
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AFB Bloemspruit

Air Force Base Bloemspruit
Summary
Airport typePublic / military
OperatorSouth African Air Force
ACSA
LocationBloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
Elevation AMSL4,458 ft / 1,359 m
Coordinates29°06′00″S 26°18′25″E / 29.10000°S 26.30694°E / -29.10000; 26.30694
Websitewww.af.mil.za/bases/afb_bloemspruit/
Map
FABL is located in Free State (South African province)
FABL
FABL
Location in the Free State
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 2,559 8,396 Asphalt
12/30 2,195 7,202 Asphalt
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.

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

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  1. ^ "Airport information for FABL". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
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