# Langebaanweg Airport (SDB / FALW)

**Langebaanweg Airport** (IATA: SDB, ICAO: FALW) is a medium airport in Langebaanweg, Western Cape, South Africa. It has 4 runways; the longest is 2,344 m (7,689 ft). It is operated by South African Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SDB / FALW
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: South African Air Force
- Serves: Langebaanweg, Western Cape, South Africa
- Elevation: 33 m / 108 ft
- Coordinates: -32.9689, 18.1603
- Runways: 4
- Longest runway: 2,344 m / 7,689 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
- Website: http://www.af.mil.za/bases/afb_langebaan/default.htm
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Base_Langebaanweg (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10860391
- Weather station: FALW · WMO 68714
- Ident: FALW

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02R/20L | 2,344 m / 7,689 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 001° / 181° | yes |
| 02L/20R | 2,341 m / 7,680 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 001° / 181° | yes |
| 16/34 | 1,991 m / 6,533 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 136° / 316° | yes |
| 07/25 | 1,504 m / 4,935 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 046° / 226° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,344 m / 7,689 ft | #2,998 of 29,858 | #364 in Africa | #18 in ZA |
| Elevation | 33 m / 108 ft | =36,571 of 43,403 | =2,854 in Africa | #517 in ZA |
| Runways | 4 | =41 of 29,978 | =3 in Africa | =2 in ZA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 122.500 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 117.000 |
| GND | GND | 121.750 |
| TWR | TWR | 128.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [FASD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fasd.md) Saldanha/Vredenburg Airport · 18 km / 11 mi
- [FAYP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fayp.md) Ysterplaat Air Force Base · 108 km / 67 mi
- [CPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fact.md) Cape Town International Airport · 119 km / 74 mi

## 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/falw/data