For information about any of our South-African Military aerodromes, select any of the links below. More detailed charts will be made available in due course.
This base shares the runways with Bloemfontein Airport and is located to the south-east of the runway intersection. The base housing area is located to the south-west.
This base is co-located and shares the runways with Durban International Airport since September 1956. It is located at the northern end of the runway.
Located near the town of Hoedspruit (on the border to Kruger National Park, near Mozambique), this modern fighter base was opened on 1 July 1987.
It is also known as Fighter Town, RSA, with its numerous hardened aircraft shelters.
Just over an hours drive from Cape Town, this base is home to the SAAF's flying school, as well as playing host to visiting squadrons on air/air and air/ground exercises.
Planning for its construction commenced in 1942 with the first aircraft, an Anson, arriving in February 1946.
The airfield at Sommersveld, approximately 42km SE of AFB Langebaanweg, is used for overflow basic flying training.
The SAAF most northern air base, situated near the border with Zimbabwe, it is also its most northern. The base was
officially opened on 14 October 1987 as AFB Louis Trichardt, but changed it's name to match that of the nearby town on 7 November 2003 ( Makhado).
AFB Zwartkop was established in April 1921 and was South Africa's first air force base and is home of the SAAF Museum.
This base is located on the western side of the main (tar) runway.
Officially opened on 1 August 1938 as Waterkloof Air Station, this is the SAAF's busiest airbase. It is situated just south
of Pretoria and a few minutes flying time from AFB Swartkop.
Situated near Cape Town, this small base was built in the 1920's. As a result of budgetary restrictions,
it was scheduled to be downgraded to AFS Ysterplaat on the 1 April 2003, but this has not yet happened.
