# Overberg Airport (OVG / FAOB)

**Overberg Airport** (IATA: OVG, ICAO: FAOB) is a small airport in Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,115 m (10,220 ft). It is operated by South African Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: OVG / FAOB
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: South African Air Force
- Serves: Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa
- Elevation: 16 m / 52 ft
- Coordinates: -34.5635, 20.2524
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,115 m / 10,220 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
- Website: http://www.af.mil.za/bases/afb_overberg/default.htm
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Base_Overberg (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4651419
- Weather station: FAOB
- Ident: FAOB

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 3,115 m / 10,220 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Asphalt | 145° / 325° | yes |
| 10/28 | 2,111 m / 6,926 ft | 40 m / 131 ft | Asphalt | 075° / 255° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,115 m / 10,220 ft | =919 of 29,858 | =145 in Africa | #9 in ZA |
| Elevation | 16 m / 52 ft | =39,086 of 43,403 | =2,951 in Africa | =527 in ZA |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =24 in Africa | =13 in ZA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.800 |
| GND | GND | 119.800 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.800 |

## Nearby airports

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- [ZA-0228](https://dromopedia.com/airports/za-0228.md) De Hoop Nature Reserve Airstrip · 19 km / 12 mi
- [FAAF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faaf.md) Andrew's Field · 30 km / 18 mi
- [ZA-0321](https://dromopedia.com/airports/za-0321.md) Black Oystercatcher · 40 km / 25 mi
- [ZA-0153](https://dromopedia.com/airports/za-0153.md) Elandspad Airfield · 45 km / 28 mi
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## 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/faob/data