Summary
AFB Durban (ICAO: FADN)[1] is an airbase of the South African Air Force, located in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The runway is shared with the (now defunct) Durban International Airport (since September 1956). The airbase is at the northern end of the runway.[2]
AFB Durban Air Force Base Durban | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | South African Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 33 ft / 10 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°58′07″S 030°56′52″E / 29.96861°S 30.94778°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.af.mil.za asca.co.za | ||||||||||
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  FADN Location in the Durban metropolitan area | |||||||||||
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Co-located with Durban International Airport | |||||||||||
Status following closure of Durban International Airport edit
As of August 2016[update] no replacement site has been provided for 15 Squadron, which is still based at the airport. As a helicopter unit it does not require a large airfield with runways.
Aviation edit
- Non-directional beacon - DU393.0
- VHF omnidirectional range - DNV112.5
- Automatic Terminal Information Service - 127.0
It is home to 15 Squadron which currently operates Atlas Oryx and BK 117 helicopters. Their primary role is maritime and landward search and rescue. Two flights of Oryx are based in Durban and C Flight, consisting of four BK 117s is detached to Port Elizabeth. C Flight's conversion to AgustaWestland AW109 helicopters has been postponed due to delays in developing emergency flotation equipment for the type, thus precluding its use in a maritime environment.[3]
Units hosted edit
- 15 Squadron- Helicopters
- 508 Squadron
- 105 Squadron - Citizen Force liaison and crime prevention patrol squadron. Reserve squadron operating various civil light aircraft by mostly civilian pilots.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Airport information for FADN". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. - ^ Wingrin, Dean. "The South African Air Force". www.saairforce.co.za. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Retirement of SAAF BK117 may be further delayed". Saairforce.co.za. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
External links edit
- http://www.af.mil.za/bases/afb_durban/15sqn.htm Archived 13 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.af.mil.za/bases/afb_durban/508sqn.htm#a Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.af.mil.za/bases/afb_durban/Default.htm
- http://www.pictaero.com/en/airports/airport,za,fadn