Bram Fischer International Airport

Bram Fischer International Airport (IATA: BFN, ICAO: FABL) is a primary airport located in Bloemfontein, the capital city of the Free State province of South Africa. The runways are shared with AFB Bloemspruit.

Bram Fischer International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OperatorACSA
South African Air Force
LocationBloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
Focus city forCemAir
Elevation AMSL4,457 ft / 1,358 m
Coordinates29°05′38″S 26°18′14″E
WebsiteBram Fischer International Airport
Map
BFN
Location in the Free State
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 2,559 8,395 Asphalt
12/30 2,195 7,201 Asphalt
Statistics (Jan-Dec 2019)
Passenger traffic365,189
Sources: Airport web site[1] and DAFIF[2][3]

In November 2012, the South African government announced that the airport's name was to be changed to Bram Fischer International Airport; the official renaming was performed by Pres. Jacob Zuma on Thursday, 13 December 2012.[4]

Facilities

The main terminal building is used for both international and domestic flights. In 2017, the airport served 402,452 passengers. Bloemfontein airport, like many others in South Africa, underwent R46 million's worth of construction and upgrading of the whole airport in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[5]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Airlink Durban, Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo Cape Town
CemAir Durban,[6] Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo,[7] George[8]
Mango Cape Town

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Airlink Cargo Durban

Traffic statistics

Annual passenger traffic [9]
YearPassengers% Change
2006 305,70123.8%
2007 424,92439.0%
2008 411,6833.1%
2009 399,6662.9%
2010 403,7661.0%
2011 437,9968.5%
2012 426,4202.6%
2013 380,28410.8%
2014 367,6353.3%
2015 386,8655.2%
2016 396,2802.4%
2017 402,4521.6%

See also

References

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