List of bases of the South African Air Force
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Current Bases
| Base | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AFB Bloemspruit AFB Bloemspruit AFB Bloemspruit is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is co-located with Bloemfontein Airport , and shares its runways.The base motto is Ex Unite Pax, .... |
29°05′38"S 26°18′14"E | |
| AFB Durban AFB Durban AFB Durban is an airbase of the South African Air Force, located in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The runway is shared with Durban International Airport . The airbase is at the northern end of the runway. The commanding officer is Colonel S.J... |
29°58′07"S 30°56′52"E | |
| AFB Hoedspruit AFB Hoedspruit Air Force Base Hoedspruit is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is located adjacent to the Kruger National Park. In the late 1990s an unused portion of the base was converted into a civilian airport known as Eastgate Airport... |
24°21′17"S 31°03′01"E | |
| AFB Langebaanweg AFB Langebaanweg AFB Langebaanweg is an airbase of the South African Air Force.The base motto is Tenax Propisiti Vinco – Through Tenacity Comes Success.- Units Hosted :* Central Flying School - Pilot and Instructor Training* 2 Air Servicing Unit - Technical Support... |
32°58′08"S 18°09′55"E | |
| AFB Makhado AFB Makhado Air Force Base Makhado , formerly Air Force Base Louis Trichardt, is an airbase of the South African Air Force, located at . It is the SAAF's northernmost base, situated at Louis Trichardt near the border with Zimbabwe, as well as being its most modern, and is known unofficially as Fighter Town,... |
23°09′36"S 29°41′48"E | |
| AFB Overberg AFB Overberg AFB Overberg is an airbase of the South African Air Force and is the host of the 525 squadron and the Test Flight and Development Centre. It is placed under command of the Air Office in Pretoria, Gauteng.... |
34°33′17"S 20°15′02"E | |
| AFB Swartkop AFB Swartkop AFB Swartkop is an air force base in South Africa. It is managed as part of AFB Waterkloof and houses one of the three branches of the South African Air Force Museum... |
25°48′25"S 28°09′52"E | |
| AFB Waterkloof AFB Waterkloof Air Force Base Waterkloof is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is situated on the outskirts of Pretoria, and is the SAAF's busiest airbase.The base's name, Waterkloof, is Afrikaans, it means Water Ravine in English.... |
25°49′48"S 28°13′21"E | |
| AFB Ysterplaat AFB Ysterplaat Air Force Base Ysterplaat is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is located in Cape Town, on the southwestern coast of South Africa.The name Ysterplaat is Afrikaans; it means Iron Plate in English.... |
33°54′04"S 18°29′00"E |
See also
- South African Air ForceSouth African Air ForceThe South African Air Force is the air force of South Africa, with headquarters in Pretoria. It is the world's second oldest independent air force, and its motto is Per Aspera Ad Astra...
- List of aircraft of the South African Air Force
- List of squadrons of the South African Air Force