Air Force Base Swartkop
Air Force Base Swartkop (ICAO: FASK) is South Africa's oldest air force base and houses the South African Air Force Museum. It is managed as part of AFB Waterkloof and houses one of the three branches of the South African Air Force Museum. The name of the air force base, Swartkop means Black hill in Afrikaans.
Air Force Base Swartkop | |||||||||||||||
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Air Force Museum entrance featuring the welcome sign and air traffic control tower | |||||||||||||||
Museum open day at AFB Swartkop | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | South African Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Centurion, Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,780 ft / 1,457 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°48′25″S 28°09′52″E | ||||||||||||||
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FASK Location in Gauteng Province | |||||||||||||||
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AFB Swartkop is located in the town Centurion (previously Verwoerdburg) in the Gauteng Province of South Africa, between Pretoria and Midrand (Johannesburg), which is a part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality.
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