Status following closure of Durban International Airportedit
As of August 2016[update] 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.
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]
force, base, durban, durban, icao, fadn, airbase, south, african, force, located, durban, kwazulu, natal, south, africa, runway, shared, with, defunct, durban, international, airport, since, september, 1956, airbase, northern, runway, durbaniata, duricao, fadn. 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 AFB DurbanAir Force Base DurbanIATA DURICAO FADNSummaryAirport typeMilitaryOperatorSouth African Air ForceLocationDurban KwaZulu Natal South AfricaElevation AMSL33 ft 10 mCoordinates29 58 07 S 030 56 52 E 29 96861 S 30 94778 E 29 96861 30 94778Websitewww af mil zaasca co zaMapFADNLocation in the Durban metropolitan areaRunwaysDirection Length Surface ft m 06 24 8 005 2 440 AsphaltCo located with Durban International Airport Contents 1 Status following closure of Durban International Airport 2 Aviation 3 Units hosted 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksStatus following closure of Durban International Airport editAs of August 2016 update 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 editNon 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 edit15 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 editList of airports in the Durban areaReferences edit Airport information for FADN World Aero Data Archived from the original on 5 March 2019 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Data current as of October 2006 Wingrin Dean The South African Air Force www saairforce co za Retrieved 24 August 2018 Retirement of SAAF BK117 may be further delayed Saairforce co za Retrieved 18 June 2012 External links edithttp www af mil za bases afb durban 15sqn htm Archived 13 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine http www af mil za bases afb durban 508sqn htm a Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine http www af mil za bases afb durban Default htm http www pictaero com en airports airport za fadn nbsp This military aviation article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This South African military article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Air Force Base Durban amp oldid 1052907764, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
