Air Force Base Overberg

AFB Overberg
Air Force Base Overberg

Doppler radar tower at Air Force Base Overberg
IATA: OVGICAO: FAOB
Summary
Airport type Military
Operator South African Air Force
Location Bredasdorp, Western Cape, South Africa
Elevation AMSL 52 ft / 16 m
Coordinates 34°33′17″S 20°15′02″E / 34.55472°S 20.25056°E / -34.55472; 20.25056Coordinates: 34°33′17″S 20°15′02″E / 34.55472°S 20.25056°E / -34.55472; 20.25056
Website www.af.mil.za
Map
FAOB

Location in the Western Cape

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 6,926 2,111 Asphalt
17/35 10,220 3,115 Asphalt

AFB Overberg (IATA: OVG, ICAO: FAOB)[1] 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.[2]

The Denel Overberg Test Range uses the Overberg Air Force Base.

References

  1. Airport information for FAOB at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
  2. af.mil.za

External links

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