Air Force Base Durban

AFB Durban Air Force Base Durban
IATA: DUR – ICAO: FADN
Summary
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 / -29.96861; 30.94778Coordinates: 29°58′07″S 030°56′52″E / 29.96861°S 30.94778°E / -29.96861; 30.94778
Website	www.af.mil.za asca.co.za
Map
FADN Location in the Durban metropolitan area
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 06/24 8,005 2,440 Asphalt
Co-located with Durban International Airport

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]

Status following closure of Durban International Airport

As of August 2016 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

• 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

• 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

• List of airports in the Durban area

References

External links

• http://www.af.mil.za/bases/afb_durban/15sqn.htm
• http://www.af.mil.za/bases/afb_durban/508sqn.htm#a
• http://www.af.mil.za/bases/afb_durban/Default.htm
• http://www.pictaero.com/en/airports/airport,za,fadn

South African Air Force
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
Formation aerobatic teams	Silver Falcons
Territorial 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
Disbanded air defence squadrons	120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129
WW2 Wings of the SAAF	2 3 5 7 21 24 25
Bases	AFB Bloemspruit AFB Durban AFB Hoedspruit AFB Langebaanweg AFB Makhado AFB Overberg AFB Swartkop AFB Waterkloof AFB Ysterplaat AFS Port Elizabeth
List of training areas of the South African Air Force	Roodewaal Bombing Range Ditholo Training Area TAB Upington Vastrap Weapons Area
Equipment	List of current and historical SAAF aircraft List of weapon systems of the South African Air Force
History	History of the South African Air Force List of obsolete weapon systems of the South African Air Force South African Air Force Memorial South African Air Force Museum Military history of South Africa SAAF squadron identification codes
Official website: www.af.mil.za