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Airbase of the South African Air Force

Air Force Base Overberg

Doppler radar tower at Air Force Base Overberg

IATA: OVG
ICAO: FAOB

Summary

Airport type

Military

Operator

South African Air Force

Location

Bredasdorp, Cape Agulhas Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Elevation AMSL

52 ft / 16 m

Coordinates

34°33′17″S 20°15′02″E / 34.55472°S 20.25056°E / -34.55472; 20.25056

Website

www.af.mil.za

Map

FAOBLocation in the Western Cape

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
10/28	6,926	2,111	Asphalt
17/35	10,220	3,115	Asphalt

Air Force Base Overberg (IATA: OVG, ICAO: FAOB) is an airbase of the South African Air Force at Bredasdorp on the Overberg district of the Western Cape province and is the host of the 525 squadron and the Test Flight and Development Centre. It is placed under command of the Air Office in Pretoria, Gauteng.

The Denel Overberg Test Range uses the Overberg Air Force Base.

References

"Airport information for FAOB". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Data current as of October 2006.
"Air Force Base Overberg". www.af.mil.za. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2018.

External links

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Leadership	Chiefs of the Air Force Sergeants Major of the Air Force
Active squadrons	2 15 16 17 19 21 22 28 35 41 44
Training and development units	68 Air School 80 Air Navigation School 85 Combat Flying School 87 Helicopter Flying School Central Flying School Test Flight and Development Centre South African Air Force College
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Reserve squadrons	101 102 104 105 106 107 108 110 111
Disbanded air and training squadrons	1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 18 20 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 32 33 34 40 42 43 50 60 103 109 112 114 86 Multi-Engine Flying School 88 Maritime Training School 89 Combat Flying School
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