AFB Swartkop

Air Force Base Swartkop is 's oldest air force base and houses the South African Air Force Museum. It is managed as part of AFB Waterkloof and houses one of the three branches of the South African Air Force Museum.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Gauteng, South Africa
  • Also known as: “Air Force Base Swartkop”, “FASK”, “Swartkop Airbase”, “Swartkop空軍基地”, “スワートコプ空軍基地”, and “スワルトコップ”
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Places of Interest

Highlights: South African Air Force Memorial and Voortrekker Monument.

Memorial
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The is a memorial…

Monument
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The is located just south of in .

Museum
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is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clubview and Centurion.

Suburb
is a small residential suburb in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa.

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is a city of 237,000 people in the …

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AFB Swartkop

Latitude
-25.80838° or 25° 48′ 30″ south
Longitude
28.16866° or 28° 10′ 7″ east
Elevation
1,454 metres (4,770 feet)
ICAO airport code
FASK
Open location code
5G6C55R9+JF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 259134275
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
8556243
Wiki­data ID
Q4651421
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Turkish—“AFB Swartkop” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Lugmagbasis Swartkop”
  • Cebuano: “AFB Swartkop”
  • Chinese: “斯瓦特科普空军基地”
  • Japanese: “スヴァルトコップ空軍基地”
  • Malay: “Pengkalan Udara Swartkop”
  • Persian: “پایگاه نیروی هوایی اسوارتکوپ”
  • Persian: “پایگاه نیروی هوایی سوارتکوپ”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво осуорткуп”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи Нерӯи Ҳавоии Сварткоп”
  • Turkish: “Lugmagbasis Swartkop”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Valhalla and Glen Lauriston.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Air Force Museum and SAAF.

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Worth a closer look: Pretoria and Centurion.

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