Air Force Base Bloemspruit
AFB Bloemspruit is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is co-located with Bloemfontein Airport, and shares the airfield. The base motto is Ex Unite Pax. The unit is also responsible for maintaining the military airstrip at Vastrap, near Upington.- Type: Military installation
- Description: air base of the South African Air Force in Bloemfontein
- Also known as: “AFB Bloemspruit”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bram Fischer International Airport.
Bram Fischer International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Johan Mynhardt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bram Fischer International Airport is an airport serving Bloemfontein, the capital city of the Free State province of South Africa. The runways are shared with AFB Bloemspruit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heidedal and Ashbury.
Heidedal
Suburb
Heidedal is a suburb of the city of Bloemfontein in South Africa. Heidedal is situated 7 km southwest of Air Force Base Bloemspruit.
Ashbury
Suburb
Ashbury is a mainly Coloured suburb of the city of Bloemfontein in South Africa. Ashbury is situated 7 km southwest of Air Force Base Bloemspruit.
Dan Pienaar
Suburb
Photo: Graham Maclachlan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dan Pienaar is a suburb of the city of Bloemfontein in South Africa. Dan Pienaar is situated 9 km west of Air Force Base Bloemspruit.
Air Force Base Bloemspruit
- Category: air base
- Location: Mangaung, Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Free State, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-29.10136° or 29° 6′ 5″ southLongitude
26.30787° or 26° 18′ 28″ eastOpen location code
5G28V8X5+F4OpenStreetMap ID
way 116709436OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryWikidata ID
Q4651415
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Uzbek—“Air Force Base Bloemspruit” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Lugmagbasis Bloemspruit”
- Cebuano: “Air Force Base Bloemspruit”
- Japanese: “ブルームスプロイト空軍基地”
- Persian: “پایگاه نیروی هوایی بلومسپرویت”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво блумспруит”
- Uzbek: “Harbiy havo kuchlari bazasi Bloemspruit”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bram Fischer International Airport and Olive Hill quarry.
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