Bram Fischer International Airport

Bram Fischer international Airport
Summary
Airport type Public / Military
Operator ACSA
South African Air Force
Location Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
Focus city for CemAir
South African Express
Elevation AMSL 4,457 ft / 1,358 m
Coordinates 29°05′38″S 26°18′14″E / 29.09389°S 26.30389°E / -29.09389; 26.30389Coordinates: 29°05′38″S 26°18′14″E / 29.09389°S 26.30389°E / -29.09389; 26.30389
Website Bram 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
Sources: Airport web site[1] and DAFIF[2][3]

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.

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
South African Airways Johannesburg O. R. Tambo
CemAir George, Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo, Port Elizabeth
Mango Cape Town
South African Express Cape Town, Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo [6]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Imperial Air Cargo Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo
Airlink Cargo Durban
South African Cargo Johannesburg. O. R. Tambo

Traffic statistics

Annual passenger traffic [7]
YearPassengers% Change
2006 305,701Increase23.8%
2007 424,924Increase39.0%
2008 411,683Decrease3.1%
2009 399,666Decrease2.9%
2010 403,766Increase1.0%
2011 437,996Increase8.5%
2012 426,420Decrease2.6%
2013 380,284Decrease10.8%
2014 367,635Decrease3.3%
2015 386,865Increase5.2%
2016 396,280Increase2.4%
2017 402,452Increase1.6%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bloemfontein Airport Archived July 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. - official site
  2. ↑ Airport information for FABL at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  3. ↑ Airport information for BFN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  4. ↑ "SA: Statement by Free State Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Bloemfontein International Airport renamed Bram Fischer International Airport and Petrus Steyn renamed Mamafubedu (13/11/2012)". Polity.org.za. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  5. ↑ "shine2010.co.za". www.shine2010.co.za. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  6. ↑ http://atwonline.com/airlines/south-african-regional-sa-express-cleared-restart-flights
  7. ↑ "ACSA Passenger Statistics". Airports Company South Africa. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
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