Air Force Base Overberg

Airbase of the South African Air Force

FAOB is located in Western Cape
FAOB
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

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]

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

References

  1. ^ "Airport information for FAOB". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) 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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