Bram Fischer International Airport ( af, Bram Fischer Internasionale Lughawe) is a primary airport located in
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein, ( ; , "fountain of flowers") also known as Bloem, is one of South Africa's three capital cities and the capital of the Free State (province), Free State province. It serves as the country's judicial capital, along with legisla ...
, the capital city of the
Free State province of
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
. 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
Abraham Louis Fischer (23 April 1908 – 8 May 1975) was a South African Communist lawyer of Afrikaner descent, notable for anti-apartheid activism and for the legal defence of anti-apartheid figures, including Nelson Mandela, at the Rivonia T ...
International Airport; the official renaming was performed by Pres.
Jacob Zuma
Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (; born 12 April 1942) is a South African politician who served as the fourth president of South Africa from 2009 to 2018. He is also referred to by his initials JZ and clan name Msholozi, and was a former anti-aparth ...
on Thursday, 13 December 2012.
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
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
, underwent R46 million's worth of construction and upgrading of the whole airport in preparation for the
2010 FIFA World Cup
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.
Airlines and destinations
Traffic statistics
See also
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List of airports in South Africa
This is a list of airports in South Africa, grouped by type and sorted by location.
Most of the largest airports are owned by the Airports Company of South Africa these include all the international airports except for Lanseria International ...
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List of South African airports by passenger movements
The following is a list of South African airports by passenger movements.
Statistics
All information below is sourced from the annual statistics published by the Airports Company South Africa. Figures are between 1 April and 31 March the follo ...
References
External links
Bloemfontein Airport information- Plane spotting, road transport, airlines...
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Transport in the Free State (province)
Airports in South Africa
Buildings and structures in the Free State (province)
Bloemfontein