AFB Durban is an
airbase of the
South African Air Force
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, located in
Durban
Durban ( ) ( zu, eThekwini, from meaning 'the port' also called zu, eZibubulungwini for the mountain range that terminates in the area), nicknamed ''Durbs'',Ishani ChettyCity nicknames in SA and across the worldArticle on ''news24.com'' from ...
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KwaZulu-Natal,
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
. The runway is shared with the (now defunct)
Durban International Airport
Durban International Airport (formerly Louis Botha Airport) was the international airport of Durban from 1951 until 2010, when it was replaced by King Shaka International Airport, to the north. The airport is co-located with AFB Durban.
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(since September 1956). The airbase is at the northern end of the runway.
Status following closure of Durban International Airport
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
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Non-directional beacon
A non-directional beacon (NDB) or non-directional radio beacon is a radio beacon which does not include directional information. Radio beacons are radio transmitters at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. NDB are i ...
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VHF omnidirectional range
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Automatic Terminal Information Service
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It is home to
15 Squadron which currently operates
Atlas Oryx
The Atlas Oryx (named after the Oryx antelope) is a medium-sized utility helicopter ostensibly developed and manufactured by the Atlas Aircraft Corporation (now Denel Aeronautics) of South Africa. Its largest operator is the South African Air F ...
and
BK 117
The MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 is a twin-engined medium utility– transport helicopter. It was jointly developed and manufactured by Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) of Germany and Kawasaki of Japan. MBB was later purchased by Daimler-Benz and even ...
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
The AgustaWestland AW109, originally the Agusta A109, is a lightweight, twin-engine, eight-seat multi-purpose helicopter designed and initially produced by the Italian rotorcraft manufacturer Agusta. It was the first all-Italian helicopter to ...
helicopters has been postponed due to delays in developing emergency flotation equipment for the type, thus precluding its use in a maritime environment.
Units hosted
*15 Squadron-
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forward, backward and laterally. These attributes ...
s
*508 Squadron
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105 Squadron - Citizen Force liaison and crime prevention patrol squadron. Reserve squadron operating various civil light aircraft by mostly civilian pilots.
See also
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List of airports in the Durban area
The following are airports serving the Durban area.
List
See also
*List of airports in South Africa
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Most of the largest airports are owned by the Air ...
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
Durban
Durban ( ) ( zu, eThekwini, from meaning 'the port' also called zu, eZibubulungwini for the mountain range that terminates in the area), nicknamed ''Durbs'',Ishani ChettyCity nicknames in SA and across the worldArticle on ''news24.com'' from ...
Durban
Durban ( ) ( zu, eThekwini, from meaning 'the port' also called zu, eZibubulungwini for the mountain range that terminates in the area), nicknamed ''Durbs'',Ishani ChettyCity nicknames in SA and across the worldArticle on ''news24.com'' from ...
Transport in Durban
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