Air Force Base Durban

AFB Durban (ICAO: FADN)^[1] is an airbase of the South African Air Force, located in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The runway is shared with the (now defunct) Durban International Airport (since September 1956). The airbase is at the northern end of the runway.^[2]

AFB Durban Air Force Base Durban
IATA: DUR ICAO: FADN
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	South African Air Force
Location	Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Elevation AMSL	33 ft / 10 m
Coordinates	29°58′07″S 030°56′52″E
Website	www.af.mil.za asca.co.za
Map
FADN Location in the Durban metropolitan area
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 06/24 8,005 2,440 Asphalt
Co-located with Durban International Airport

Status following closure of Durban International Airport

As of August 2016^[update] no replacement site has been provided for 15 Squadron, which is still based at the airport. As a helicopter unit it does not require a large airfield with runways.

Aviation

• Non-directional beacon - DU393.0
• VHF omnidirectional range - DNV112.5
• Automatic Terminal Information Service - 127.0

It is home to 15 Squadron which currently operates Atlas Oryx and BK 117 helicopters. Their primary role is maritime and landward search and rescue. Two flights of Oryx are based in Durban and C Flight, consisting of four BK 117s is detached to Port Elizabeth. C Flight's conversion to AgustaWestland AW109 helicopters has been postponed due to delays in developing emergency flotation equipment for the type, thus precluding its use in a maritime environment.^[3]

Units hosted

• 15 Squadron- Helicopters
• 508 Squadron
• 105 Squadron - Citizen Force liaison and crime prevention patrol squadron. Reserve squadron operating various civil light aircraft by mostly civilian pilots.

See also

• List of airports in the Durban area