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Coordinates: 23°0936S 029°4148E / 23.16000°S 29.69667°E / -23.16000; 29.69667
 

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AFB Makhado
  • ICAO: FALM
  • Summary
    Airport typeMilitary
    OperatorSouth African Air Force
    LocationLouis Trichardt, Limpopo, South Africa
    Elevation AMSL3,069 ft / 935 m
    Coordinates23°09′36S 029°41′48E / 23.16000°S 29.69667°E / -23.16000; 29.69667
    Websitewww.af.mil.za
    Map
    FALM is located in Limpopo
    FALM

    FALM

    Location in Limpopo

    Runways
    Direction Length Surface
    m ft
    10/28 4,020 13,189 Asphalt
    10L/28R 500 1,640 Asphalt

    Air Force Base Makhado (ICAO: FALM), formerly Air Force Base Louis Trichardt, is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is the SAAF's northernmost base, situated at Louis Trichardt near the border with Zimbabwe, as well as being its most modern, and is known unofficially as Fighter Town, RSA.

    The base motto is Castrum Borealis (Fortress of the North).

    Units hosted[edit]

    History[edit]

    The base was officially opened on 14 October 1987 as AFB Louis Trichardt, but changed its name to match that of the nearby town on 7 November 2003. The town has since reverted to its old name, but the base name remains unchanged. The base uses cheetahs to control wildlife.[1]

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Koren, Marina (11 December 2015). "Why South Africa's Air Force Lets Cheetahs Roam Its Bases". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020.

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