Air Force Base Overberg

Air Force Base Overberg (IATA: OVG, ICAO: FAOB)[1] is an airbase of the South African Air Force at Bredasdorp on the Overberg district of the Western Cape province 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]

Air Force Base Overberg
Doppler radar tower at Air Force Base Overberg
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorSouth African Air Force
LocationBredasdorp, Cape Agulhas Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
Elevation AMSL52 ft / 16 m
Coordinates34°33′17″S 20°15′02″E
Websitewww.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

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. "Air Force Base Overberg". www.af.mil.za. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
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