Beaufort West Airport
Beaufort West, South Africa
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Beaufort West Airport
Beaufort West, South Africa
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Small regional airport serving the Karoo town of Beaufort West.
Location
Beaufort West, South Africa
Beaufort West Airport (ICAO: FABW) is a small general aviation aerodrome located near Beaufort West, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It serves the surrounding Karoo region primarily for private and charter flights, as well as occasional emergency and medical evacuation operations.
The airport is a basic facility with limited infrastructure, reflecting the relatively low passenger demand in this sparsely populated semi-arid region. It does not hold an IATA code, indicating it is not served by scheduled commercial airline services.
Getting to & from
The airport is accessible primarily by private vehicle or taxi, as Beaufort West is located along the N1 highway between Cape Town and Johannesburg.
Airlines here
No scheduled commercial airlines operate at Beaufort West Airport; it serves general aviation and charter operations only.
Notable facts
- ›Beaufort West is the largest town in the semi-arid Great Karoo region of South Africa.
- ›The airport holds the ICAO code FABW but has no assigned IATA code.
- ›It is used mainly for private, charter, and emergency medical flights.
- ›Beaufort West is approximately 460 km from Cape Town by road.
- ›The surrounding Karoo landscape means the airport serves a very large but sparsely populated catchment area.
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