Brakpan
Brakpan is an airfield in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,634 metres. Brakpan is situated nearby to the suburb Dalpark, as well as near Wattville.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wattville and Boksburg.
Wattville
Suburb
Wattville is a township south of Benoni in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan municipality, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1941, and by 1948, 400 houses were built on 34 hectares.
Boksburg
Town
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boksburg is a city on the East Rand of Gauteng province of South Africa. Gold was discovered in Boksburg in 1887. Boksburg was named after the State Secretary of the South African Republic, W. Boksburg is situated 5 km northwest of Brakpan.
Benoni
Town
Photo: PretoriaTravel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ekurhuleni is the eastern part of the Gauteng province. It is part of the Johannesburg metropolitan area, and includes suburbs such as Modderfontein, Greenstone, Edenvale, Bedfordview, Benoni, Germiston, Springs, Boksburg and Brakpan. Benoni is situated 5 km north of Brakpan.
Brakpan
- Type: Airfield
- Also known as: “Brakpan Vliegveld”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-26.23865° or 26° 14′ 19″ southLongitude
28.30184° or 28° 18′ 7″ eastElevation
1,634 metres (5,361 feet)Open location code
5G5CQ862+GPGeoNames ID
1016176
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