Bloemfontein Airport
Encyclopedia
Bloemfontein Airport is located in Bloemfontein
, a city in the Free State
province of South Africa
. The runways are shared with AFB Bloemspruit
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In 2004, the airport served 225,636 passengers (+4.7% vs. '03).
Bloemfontein airport, like many others in South Africa
, underwent R46 million in construction and upgrading of the whole airport in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
.
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals – the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital.Bloemfontein is popularly and...
, a city in the Free State
Free State
The Free State is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bloemfontein, which is also South Africa's judicial capital. Its historical origins lie in the Orange Free State Boer republic and later Orange Free State Province. The current borders of the province date from 1994 when the Bantustans...
province of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. The runways are shared with AFB Bloemspruit
AFB Bloemspruit
AFB Bloemspruit is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is co-located with Bloemfontein Airport , and shares its runways.The base motto is Ex Unite Pax, ....
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In 2004, the airport served 225,636 passengers (+4.7% vs. '03).
Bloemfontein airport, like many others in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, underwent R46 million in construction and upgrading of the whole airport in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
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Airlines and destinations
Aviation
- Non-directional beaconNon-directional beaconA non-directional beacon is a radio transmitter at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. As the name implies, the signal transmitted does not include inherent directional information, in contrast to other navigational aids such as low frequency radio range, VHF...
- BL380.0 - VHF omnidirectional rangeVHF omnidirectional rangeVOR, short for VHF omnidirectional radio range, is a type of radio navigation system for aircraft. A VOR ground station broadcasts a VHF radio composite signal including the station's identifier, voice , and navigation signal. The identifier is typically a two- or three-letter string in Morse code...
- BLV114.1 - Automatic Terminal Information ServiceAutomatic Terminal Information ServiceAutomatic Terminal Information Service, or ATIS, is a continuous broadcast of recorded noncontrol information in busier terminal areas. ATIS broadcasts contain essential information, such as weather information, which runways are active, available approaches, and any other information required by...
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See also
External links
- Bloemfontein Airport information - Plane spotting, road transport, airlines...