Air Force Base Makhado

Air Force Base Makhado, formerly Air Force Base Louis Trichardt, is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is the SAAF's northernmost base, situated at near the border with , as well as being its most modern, and is known unofficially as Fighter Town, RSA.
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  • Aerodrome
  • …lies at an elevation of 938 metres (3,077 feet)
  • …has the ICAO airport code FALM
  • …was formerly known as “Air Force Base Louis Trichardt”
  • Description: airbase of the South African Air Force
  • Also known as
    “AFB Makhado”
    “FALM”
    “Makhado Airbase”

Air Force Base Makhado

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Latitude
-23.14878° or 23° 8′ 56″ south
Longitude
29.70629° or 29° 42′ 23″ east
Open location code
5G8FVP24+FG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 22754116
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
8504560
Wiki­data ID
Q4651418

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Tajik—“Air Force Base Makhado” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Lugmagbasis Makhado”
  • Cebuano: “Air Force Base Makhado”
  • French: “Base aérienne de Makhado”
  • Indonesian: “FALM”
  • Japanese: “マカド空軍基地”
  • Malay: “Pengkalan Udara Makhado”
  • Persian: “پایگاه نیروی هوایی ماخادو”
  • Polish: “AFB Makhado”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи Нерӯи Ҳавоии Махадо”

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