Vastrap
Vastrap is a small military airfield situated in the Kalahari Desert north east of Upington inside a 700 square kilometre weapons test range of the same name belonging to the South African National Defence Force.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: a small military airfield , South Africa
- Also known as: “FAVS” and “Vastrap Airport”
Vastrap
- Categories: air base and transportation
- Location: //Khara Hais Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-27.83456° or 27° 50′ 4″ southLongitude
21.63046° or 21° 37′ 50″ eastElevation
989 metres (3,245 feet)ICAO airport code
FAVSOpen location code
5G435J8J+55OpenStreetMap ID
node 1042036316OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeGeoNames ID
944672Wikidata ID
Q7917003
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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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