Vastrap

Vastrap is a small military airfield situated in the north east of Upington inside a 700 square kilometre weapons test range of the same name belonging to the South African National Defence Force.
  • Aerodrome
  • …lies at an elevation of 989 metres (3,245 feet)
  • …has the ICAO airport code FAVS
  • Description: a small military airfield , South Africa
  • Also known as
    “FAVS”
    “Vastrap Airport”

Vastrap

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Latitude
-27.83456° or 27° 50′ 4″ south
Longitude
21.63046° or 21° 37′ 50″ east
Open location code
5G435J8J+55
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Indonesian to Tajik—“Vastrap” goes by many names.
  • Indonesian: “FAVS”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Vastrap”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه واستراپ”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи востроп”

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