Bloemfontein Airport
IATA: BFN – ICAO: FABL
Summary
Airport type		Public / Military
Operator		ACSA South African Air Force
Location		Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
Elevation AMSL		4,457 ft / 1,358 m
Coordinates		29°05′38″S 026°18′14″E / 29.09389°S 26.30389°E / -29.09389; 26.30389
Website		www.airports.co.za www.af.mil.za/bases
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
02/20	2,559	8,395	Asphalt
12/30	2,195	7,201	Asphalt
Sources: Airport web site[1] and DAFIF[2][3]

Bloemfontein Airport (IATA: BFN, ICAO: FABL) is located in Bloemfontein, a city in the Free State province of South Africa. The runways are shared with AFB Bloemspruit.

In 2004, the airport served 225,636 passengers (+4.7% vs. '03). This airport, like many others in South Africa, is undergoing R46 million construction and upgrading of the whole airport in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup ^[4].

Contents 1 Airlines and destinations 2 Aviation 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Airlines and destinations

• South African Airways
  • operated by South African Express (Cape Town, Johannesburg)
  • operated by South African Airlink (Durban, Port Elizabeth)
• Mango (Cape Town)

[edit] Aviation

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

[edit] See also

• List of airports in South Africa
• List of South African airports by passenger movements

[edit] References

1. ^ Bloemfontein Airport - official site
2. ^ Airport information for FABL at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.. Source: DAFIF.
3. ^ Airport information for BFN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
4. ^ http://www.shine2010.co.za/Community/blogs/goodnews/archive/2009/10/05/bloemfontein-airport-terminal-open-for-2010-world-cup.aspx

[edit] External links

• Bloemfontein Airport information - Plane spotting, road transport, airlines...
• Current weather for FABL at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for BFN at Aviation Safety Network

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