Air Force Base Langebaanweg
Airport in Western Cape, South Africa
FALW
Location in the Western Cape
Direction | Length | Surface | |
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ft | m | ||
02R/20L | 7,689 | 2,344 | Asphalt |
02L/20R | 7,680 | 2,341 | Asphalt |
07/25 | 4,935 | 1,504 | Asphalt |
16/34 | 6,533 | 1,991 | Asphalt |
AFB Langebaanweg (IATA: SDB, ICAO: FALW)[1] is an airbase of the South African Air Force (SAAF). The base motto is Tenax Propisiti Vinco – Through Tenacity Comes Success.
Units hosted
- Central Flying School SAAF - Pilot and Instructor Training
- 2 Air Servicing Unit - Technical Support
- 526 Squadron - Protection Squadron
Current aircraft
The current Silver Falcons paint scheme.
Silver Falcons performing in the Pilatus PC-7
The Central Flying School operates 60 Pilatus PC-7s from AFB Langebaanweg.
The SAAF's Silver Falcons display team is based at AFB Langbaanweg.
References
- ^ "Airport information for FALW". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.
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