Beatrix Airport

FABX · Orange Free State, South Africa

About Beatrix Airport

ICAO FABX
FIR Johannesburg FIR
Region Orange Free State
Country South Africa
Runways 14/32
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) -28.245, 26.7719   281442S 0264619E
Coordinates (Center) -28.24486, 26.77159   281441S 0264618E
Variation 22.5° W (2024)
Timezone Johannesburg (+2 h)
Local time May 4, 2024 15:51

Beatrix Airport

Beatrix Airport is a small airport in Orange Free State, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -28.24486 and longitude 26.77159. The airport has one runway: 14/32. The ICAO airport code of this field is FABX. Nearby other airfields are Harmony Airport, Welkom Airport, Aldam Airport, Henneman/hennenman and Odendaalsrus Airport.

Beatrix Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Bram Fischer International Airport, which is 105 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Johannesburg.

Beatrix Airport is in the timezone of Africa/Johannesburg. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 17:37. This applies to Beatrix Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +2 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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References

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Latitude Longitude Approx. length
14 120° 142° -28.2481 26.778 1,446 m
32 300° 322° -28.2416 26.7652

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Harmony Airport FAHA 20 km 025°
Welkom Airport FAWM 29 km 339°
Aldam Airport ZA-0015 38 km 094°
Henneman/hennenman FAHN 39 km 050°
Odendaalsrus Airport FAOD 42 km 349°
Brandfort Moreson Airport ZA-0011 60 km 214°
Wesselbronn Af Airport FAWS 61 km 316°
Bultfontein Airport FABU 62 km 267°
Arbeitsgenot Airport ZA-0010 71 km 140°

Navigational aids

No navigational aids found in the vicinity of Beatrix Airport.
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