# Swartkop Air Force Base (FASK)

**Swartkop Air Force Base** (ICAO: FASK) is a medium airport in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,008 m (6,589 ft). It is operated by South African Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / FASK
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: South African Air Force
- Serves: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
- Elevation: 1,457 m / 4,780 ft
- Coordinates: -25.8097, 28.1646
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,008 m / 6,589 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Base_Swartkop (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4651421
- Weather station: FASK · WMO 68321
- Ident: FASK

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 2,008 m / 6,589 ft | 45 m / 147 ft | Grass | 049° / 229° |  |
| 02/20 | 1,987 m / 6,520 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 006° / 186° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,008 m / 6,589 ft | #3,813 of 29,858 | #436 in Africa | #23 in ZA |
| Elevation | 1,457 m / 4,780 ft | =2,335 of 43,403 | =401 in Africa | =99 in ZA |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =24 in Africa | =13 in ZA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | WATERKLOOF APP | 134.400 |
| GND | GND | 121.750 |
| TWR | TWR | 123.200 |

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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/fask/data