Air Force Base Waterkloof
Air Force Base Waterkloof {AFB Wklf} is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is situated on the outskirts of Pretoria, and is the SAAF's busiest airbase.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- 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: air base, military installation, and transportation
- Location: City of Tshwane, Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-25.82923° or 25° 49′ 45″ southLongitude
28.22226° or 28° 13′ 20″ eastElevation
1,505 metres (4,938 feet)IATA airport code
WKFICAO airport code
FAWKOpen location code
5G6C56CC+8WOpenStreetMap ID
way 4262778OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap 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.
Tshwane: Must-Visit Destinations
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