Air Force Base Waterkloof
Air Force Base Waterkloof is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is situated on the outskirts of Pretoria, and is the SAAF's busiest airbase.
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: Air Force Base in Pretoria, South Africa
- Also known as: “AFB Waterkloof”, “FAWK”, “Waterkloof Air Force Base”, “Waterkloof Airbase”, “WKF”, and “沃特克鲁夫空军基地”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hoërskool Waterkloof.
Hoërskool Waterkloof
School
Hoërskool Waterkloof is a public Afrikaans medium co-educational high school situated in the eastern suburbs of Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kloofsig and Monument Park.
Kloofsig
Suburb
Kloofsig is one of the northernmost suburbs of Centurion in Gauteng Province, South Africa, bordering the city of Pretoria.
Monument Park
Suburb
Monument Park is a suburb of Pretoria, South Africa. It is at the start of the R21 Highway.
Doringkloof
Suburb
Doringkloof is a residential suburb in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa, just east of the CBD.
Air Force Base Waterkloof
- Categories: airbase, military installation, and transportation
- Location: City of Tshwane, Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-25.82923° or 25° 49′ 45″ south
Longitude
28.22226° or 28° 13′ 20″ east
Elevation
1,505 metres (4,938 feet)
IATA airport code
WKF
ICAO airport code
FAWK
Open location code
5G6C56CC+8W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
OpenStreetMap feature
military=airfield
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Tajik—“Air Force Base Waterkloof” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Lugmagbasis Waterkloof”
- Cebuano: “Air Force Base Waterkloof”
- Chinese: “威特爾古洛夫空軍基地”
- Chinese: “瓦特克卢夫空军基地”
- German: “Air Force Base Waterkloof”
- Indonesian: “FAWK”
- Indonesian: “WKF”
- Japanese: “ウォータークルーフ空軍基地”
- Japanese: “ヴォーテールクルーフ空軍基地”
- Malay: “Pengkalan Udara Waterkloof”
- Persian: “پایگاه نیروی هوایی واترکلوف”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво вотрклуф”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи Нерӯи Ҳавоии Вотерклуф”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lyttelton Manor and Pierre van Ryneveld.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Centurion and Laerskool Fleur.
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