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Bram Fischer International airport (Air Force Base Bloemspruit) in Bloemfontain (South Africa)
Bram Fischer International airport also known asAir Force Base Bloemspruitis located near Bloemfontain, with Bloemfontein at 6mi↑, Generaal de Wet at 7mi↑, Highlands at 7mi↑, Free State at 19mi↑, Botshabelo at 27mi↑, Brandfort at 29mi↑,
→ See also Northernmost airports in South Africa and Southernmost airports in South Africa
→ See also airports in South Africa
aerial view of Bram Fischer International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : FABL
- IATA code : BFN
- Local code : -
Elevation : 1359 m = 4459ft
→ See also Highest airports in South Africa and Lowest airports in South Africa
Runways
- runway 02/20 : 2559m = 8396ft
- runway 12/30 : 2195m = 7201ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in South Africa
Coming to Bram Fischer International airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
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- Bram Fischer International airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Thaba Nchu airport at 35mi : book on Trip.com
- Bultfontein airport at 58mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Bram Fischer International airport FABL BFN
METAR for Bram Fischer International airport FABL BFN
FABL 131900Z AUTO 22006KT 9999 ///////// 19/08 Q1020
Decoded METAR for Bram Fischer International airport FABL BFN
METAR issued by FABL on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 19:00 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 39 hours and -1387 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 19°C = 66°F, dew point is 8°C = 46°F. The air is moderately humid : relative air humidity is 49 %.
QNH is 1020hPa = 30.12inHg
Wind 11km/h = 6kt, direction is 220°.
Sky clear.
TAF for Bram Fischer International airport FABL BFN
FABL 131600Z 1318/1418 24010KT CAVOK TX27/1412Z TN13/1403Z BECMG 1321/1323 VRB03KT BECMG 1405/1407 04010KT SCT030
Decoded TAF for Bram Fischer International airport FABL BFN
TAF issued by FABL on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 16:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 18 hours and 53 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Saturday, December 13, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Saturday, December 13, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
1318/1418 24010KT CAVOK TX27/1412Z TN13/1403Z
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 240°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Saturday, December 13, 2025 à 23:00 heure TU to Sunday, December 14, 2025 à 05:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1321/1323 VRB03KT
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
becoming from Sunday, December 14, 2025 à 07:00 heure TU to Sunday, December 14, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1405/1407 04010KT SCT030
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 40°
scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m
NOTAM for Bram Fischer International airport
Around Bram Fischer International airport (Air Force Base Bloemspruit) in Bloemfontain (South Africa)
near
- Hotels in Bloemfontein
- Station de montagne La Molina at 5173mi↑
- Station de montagne Puigmal 2900 at 5176mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Cambre d'Aze at 5179mi↑
- Station de montagne Capcir at 5182mi↑
- Station de montagne Bolquère Pyrénées 2000 at 5183mi↑
- Station de montagne La Quillane at 5183mi↑
- Station de montagne Font-Romeu at 5183mi↑
- Station de montagne Gréolières-les-Neiges at 5185mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Angles at 5186mi↑
- Station de montagne La Rabassa at 5188mi↑
- Station de montagne Formiguères at 5189mi↑
- Station de montagne Porté Puymorens at 5190mi↑
- for Bram Fischer International airport at 0mi↑
- for New Tempe airport at 10mi↑
- for Valencia Private Airstrip airport at 13mi↑
nearest airports to Bram Fischer International airport (Air Force Base Bloemspruit) in Bloemfontain (South Africa)
- New Tempe airport (FATP ) at 10mi↑NOTAM
- Valencia Private Airstrip airport ( ZA-0310) at 13mi↑
- Brandfort Moreson airport ( ZA-0011) at 29mi↑
- Thaba Nchu airport (FATN TCU ) at 35mi↑NOTAM
- Edenburg airport (FAED ) at 51mi↑NOTAM
- Bultfontein airport (FABU UTE ) at 58mi↑NOTAM
- Winburg airport (FAWN ) at 60mi↑NOTAM
- Arbeitsgenot airport ( ZA-0010) at 61mi↑
- Wepener airport (FAWP ) at 62mi↑NOTAM
- Beatrix airport (FABX ) at 65mi↑NOTAM
- Ladybrand Af airport (FALB ) at 70mi↑NOTAM
- Jagersfontain airport (FAJF ) at 70mi↑NOTAM
- Monte Carlo airport (FACA ) at 70mi↑NOTAM
- Maseru Mejametalana airport (FXMU ) at 74mi↑NOTAM
- Mafeteng airport (FXMF MFC ) at 75mi↑NOTAM
- Aldam airport ( ZA-0015) at 77mi↑
→ See also Former airports in South Africa
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap
