AFB Durban
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AFB Durban Air Force Base Durban |
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | South African Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 33 ft / 10 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°58′07″S 030°56′52″E / 29.96861°S 30.94778°ECoordinates: 29°58′07″S 030°56′52″E / 29.96861°S 30.94778°E | ||||||||||
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www.af.mil.za asca.co.za |
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Co-located with Durban International Airport
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AFB Durban (ICAO: FADN) is an airbase of the South African Air Force, located in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa The runway is shared with the (now defunct) Durban International Airport (since September 1956). The airbase is at the northern end of the runway.
As of August 2016[update] no replacement site has been provided for 15 Squadron, which is still based at the airport. As a helicopter unit it does not require a large airfield with runways.
It is home to 15 Squadron which currently operates Atlas Oryx and BK 117 helicopters. Their primary role is maritime and landward search and rescue. Two flights of Oryx are based in Durban and C Flight, consisting of four BK 117s is detached to Port Elizabeth. C Flight's conversion to AgustaWestland AW109 helicopters has been postponed due to delays in developing emergency flotation equipment for the type, thus precluding its use in a maritime environment.
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