Balkfontein Airport

ZA-0289 · Orange Free State, South Africa

About Balkfontein Airport

ID ZA-0289
FIR Johannesburg FIR
Region Orange Free State
Country South Africa
Runways 10/28
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) -27.41043, 26.46573   272438S 0262757E
Variation 21.0° W (2024)
Timezone Johannesburg (+2 h)
Local time May 1, 2024 22:58

Balkfontein Airport

Balkfontein Airport is a small airport in Orange Free State, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -27.41043 and longitude 26.46573. The airport has one runway: 10/28. This airport has no ICAO code, we use ZA-0289 as reference. Nearby other airfields are Anton Fourie Farm Airport, Hendrik Potgieter Airport, Von Abo's Villa Airport, Buisfontein Airfield and Appleby Airport.

Balkfontein Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Lanseria International Airport, which is 219 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Johannesburg.

Balkfontein Airport is in the timezone of Africa/Johannesburg. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 17:42. This applies to Balkfontein 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
10 084° 105° -27.41 26.4725 1,328 m
28 264° 285° -27.411 26.4591

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
Anton Fourie Farm Airport ZA-0020 16 km 231°
Hendrik Potgieter Airport FABO 17 km 073°
Von Abo's Villa Airport FAVI 31 km 136°
Buisfontein Airfield ZA-0222 48 km 304°
Appleby Airport ZA-0022 49 km 061°
Wesselbronn Af Airport FAWS 50 km 193°
Orkney Airport FAOY 51 km 021°
West Vaal Hospital Heliport ZA-0290 54 km 022°
Wolmeransstad Airport FAWD 55 km 298°

Navigational aids

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