Air Force Base Overberg

AFB Overberg
Air Force Base Overberg

Doppler radar tower at Air Force Base Overberg

IATA: OVG – ICAO: 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°ECoordinates: 34°33′17″S 20°15′02″E / 34.55472°S 20.25056°E

Website

www.af.mil.za

Map

FAOB

Location in the Western Cape

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
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

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

External links

South African Air Force

Leadership	Chiefs of the Air Force Sergeants Major of the Air Force

Active squadrons	2 15 16 17 19 21 22 28 35 41 44

Training and development units	68 Air School 80 Air Navigation School 85 Combat Flying School 87 Helicopter Flying School Central Flying School Test Flight and Development Centre South African Air Force College

Formation aerobatic teams	Silver Falcons

Territorial reserve squadrons	101 102 104 105 106 107 108 110 111

Disbanded air and training squadrons	1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 18 20 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 32 33 34 40 42 43 50 60 103 109 112 114 86 Multi-Engine Flying School 88 Maritime Training School 89 Combat Flying School

Disbanded air defence squadrons	120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129

WW2 Wings of the SAAF	2 3 5 7 21 24 25

Bases	AFB Bloemspruit AFB Durban AFB Hoedspruit AFB Langebaanweg AFB Makhado AFB Overberg AFB Swartkop AFB Waterkloof AFB Ysterplaat AFS Port Elizabeth

Equipment	List of current and historical SAAF aircraft List of weapon systems of the South African Air Force

History	History of the South African Air Force List of obsolete weapon systems of the South African Air Force South African Air Force Memorial South African Air Force Museum Military history of South Africa SAAF squadron identification codes

Official website: www.af.mil.za

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