Swartkop Air Force Base (FASK)

Swartkop Air Force Base at a glance

Swartkop Air Force Base is a medium airport in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The field elevation of 4,780 ft (1457 m) is the number every arriving pilot dials against QNH — circuit heights and initial approach altitudes at FASK are all figured from it. There is no scheduled airline service listed here — typical traffic is general aviation, training and local operations.

Of its 2 runways, the longest — 06/24 — offers 6,589 ft (2008 m) of gre surface, without recorded lighting. Runway numbers give magnetic orientation: runway 06 points roughly 60° magnetic.

For the weather side of planning, the live METAR and TAF page for FASK shows the current observation decoded line by line — wind on an instrument dial, visibility, cloud layers and the resulting flight rules — refreshed continuously from official sources.

Flight-planning notes for Swartkop Air Force Base

Density altitude is the quiet performance-killer at any field: on a hot day the 4,780 ft field elevation of Swartkop Air Force Base can translate into a substantially higher density altitude, stretching take-off rolls and flattening climb rates — run the numbers rather than trusting the feel of a standard day. Expect published instrument procedures, controlled airspace and clearance requirements; slots and handling may apply to general aviation traffic.

This entry is one of 62 airports and airfields we list for South Africa — the country index on the airports hub links the rest. Coordinates above are given in both DMS and decimal degrees so they can go straight into a GPS, a flight planner or a chart plot without conversion.

Where this data comes from

The reference layer behind this page builds on the OurAirports dataset — a public-domain, community-maintained register of the world's airports that many flight planners and apps rely on — with equity records preserved from documented historical listings where the dataset is silent. Figures are carried as published: elevations as surveyed, coordinates as filed, runway dimensions as recorded. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap, and the whole layer regenerates from source on every site build, so corrections upstream arrive here automatically.