Carnarvon Airport is a small

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located in Carnarvon (

Pixley ka Seme District Municipality Pixley ka Seme is one of the five districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Pixley ka Seme is De Aar. The majority (77%) of its 186,351 people speak Afrikaans as first language (2011 Census). The district code is DC ...

), Northern Cape. The

is managed by the Carnarvon Flying Club. It mainly accommodates

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and ultra-light

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. The Carnarvon Flying Club hosts an annual

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to raise funds to maintain and improve the airport. The last major upgrade was adding

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along

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16/34.

Airfield information

* Communication Frequencies ** Carnarvon Ground 124.80 MHz (Only during Fly-In) * Runway lights only on runway 16/34.

References

External links

Carnarvon Flying Club - Fly In. Official Facebook page
{{authority control Airports in South Africa Transport in the Northern Cape Pixley ka Seme District Municipality