AFB Bloemspruit Air Force Base Bloemspruit |
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Airport type | Public / military | ||||||||||||||
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South African Air Force ACSA |
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Location | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 4,458 ft / 1,359 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 29°06′00″S 26°18′25″E / 29.10000°S 26.30694°ECoordinates: 29°06′00″S 26°18′25″E / 29.10000°S 26.30694°E | ||||||||||||||
Website | www |
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Location in the Free State | |||||||||||||||
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Co-located with Bloemfontein Airport
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AFB Bloemspruit is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is co-located with Bloemfontein Airport (ICAO: FABL), and shares its runways.
The base motto is Ex Unite Pax ("Peace Through Unity").
The unit is also responsible for maintaining the military airstrip at Vastrap, near Upington.