# Robertson Airport (ROD / FARS)

**Robertson Airport** (IATA: ROD, ICAO: FARS) is a medium airport in Robertson, Western Cape, South Africa. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,500 m (4,921 ft).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ROD / FARS
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Robertson, Western Cape, South Africa
- Elevation: 195 m / 640 ft
- Coordinates: -33.8122, 19.9028
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,500 m / 4,921 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
- Website: http://www.robertsonflyingclub.wix.com/fars
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertson_Airfield (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7352086
- Ident: FARS

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 1,500 m / 4,921 ft | 15 m / 49 ft | Asphalt | 080° / 260° |  |
| 14/32 | 730 m / 2,395 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Grass | 113° / 293° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,500 m / 4,921 ft | =6,995 of 29,858 | =644 in Africa | =54 in ZA |
| Elevation | 195 m / 640 ft | =24,592 of 43,403 | #2,525 in Africa | #446 in ZA |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =24 in Africa | =13 in ZA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | Robertson traffic | 124.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [FAAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faas.md) Ashton Airport · 14 km / 8.6 mi
- [FADS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fads.md) De Doorns Airport · 45 km / 28 mi
- [FAWC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fawc.md) Worcester Glider Airport · 48 km / 30 mi
- [FASX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fasx.md) Hendrik Swellengrebel Airport · 59 km / 37 mi
- [ZA-0238](https://dromopedia.com/airports/za-0238.md) Sanbona Wildlife Reserve Airfield · 67 km / 41 mi
- [FACG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/facg.md) Caledon Airfield · 67 km / 42 mi

## Sources

- [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/fars/data