# Makhado Air Force Base Airport (FALM)

**Makhado Air Force Base Airport** (ICAO: FALM) is a small airport in Louis Trichardt Southwest, Limpopo, South Africa. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,020 m (13,189 ft). It is operated by South African Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/falm

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / FALM
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: South African Air Force
- Serves: Louis Trichardt Southwest, Limpopo, South Africa
- Elevation: 935 m / 3,069 ft
- Coordinates: -23.1599, 29.6965
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,020 m / 13,189 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
- Website: http://www.af.mil.za/bases/afb_makhado/default.htm
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Base_Makhado (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4651418
- Weather station: FALM
- Ident: FALM

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 4,020 m / 13,189 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes |
| 10L/28R | 500 m / 1,640 ft | 15 m / 49 ft | Asphalt | 090° / 270° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,020 m / 13,189 ft | #95 of 29,858 | #10 in Africa | #4 in ZA |
| Elevation | 935 m / 3,069 ft | #5,313 of 43,403 | #1,278 in Africa | #293 in ZA |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =24 in Africa | =13 in ZA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 121.200 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 115.000 |
| GND | GND | 121.750 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [LCD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/falo.md) Louis Trichardt Airport · 20 km / 13 mi
- [ZA-0079](https://dromopedia.com/airports/za-0079.md) Bergtop Airport · 36 km / 23 mi
- [FADO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fado.md) Dendron Airport · 46 km / 28 mi
- [ZA-0082](https://dromopedia.com/airports/za-0082.md) Alldays Safaris Airport · 67 km / 42 mi
- [ZA-0083](https://dromopedia.com/airports/za-0083.md) Avarel Airport · 70 km / 44 mi
- [THY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fath.md) Thohoyandou Airport · 71 km / 44 mi

## In collections

- [Longest runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/longest-runways) #95

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/falm/data