Airport type Public / Military 02/20 2,559 Elevation 1,350 m | Elevation AMSL 4,457 ft / 1,358 m Code BFN Phone +27 51 407 2200 | |
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South African Air Force Location Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa Address Bloemfontein, 9300, South Africa Similar AVIS Rent a Car ‑ Bloemfon, Tempest Car Hire ‑ Bloemfon, First Car Rental Bloemfon, Budget Rent a Car ‑ Bloemfo, Europcar ‑ Bloemfon Airport | ||
Bloemfontein airport to be renamed bram fischer
Bram Fischer International Airport (IATA: BFN, ICAO: FABL) is primary airport located in Bloemfontein, a city in the Free State province of South Africa. The runways are shared with AFB Bloemspruit.
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In 2012, the airport served 426,420 passengers. Bloemfontein airport, like many others in South Africa, underwent R46 million's worth of construction and upgrading of the whole airport in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
In November 2012, the South African government announced that the airport's name was to be changed to Bram Fischer International Airport; the official renaming was performed by Pres. Jacob Zuma on Thursday, 13 December 2012.
Bloemfontein airport to be renamed bram fischer
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South African Express is the operator with the most scheduled flights to Bloemfontein. Its fleet of Q400's and CRJ200's can regularly be seen at FABL. Mango, a subsidiary of South African Airways, operates one daily flight to Cape Town. Its services to Durban and Johannesburg were discontinued after no profit was made.