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
Mango Cape Town
South African Airways Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo

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

Traffic statistics
Annual passenger traffic [6]
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
  1. Bloemfontein Airport Archived 20 July 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 8 September 2017.
  5. "shine2010.co.za". www.shine2010.co.za. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  6. "ACSA Passenger Statistics". Airports Company South Africa. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
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