Bram Fischer International Airport

Bram Fischer International Airport (IATA: BFN, ICAO: FABL) (Afrikaans: Bram Fischer Internasionale Lughawe) is a primary airport located in Bloemfontein, the capital city of the Free State province of South Africa. The runways are shared with AFB Bloemspruit.

Bram Fischer International Airport Bram Fischer Internasionale Lughawe (Afrikaans)
IATA: BFN ICAO: FABL
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Operator	ACSA South African Air Force
Location	Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
Focus city for	CemAir
Elevation AMSL	4,457 ft / 1,358 m
Coordinates	29°05′38″S 26°18′14″E
Website	airports.co.za/airports/bram-fischer
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 2,559 8,395 Asphalt 12/30 2,195 7,201 Asphalt
Statistics (Jan-Dec 2019)
Passenger traffic 365,189
Sources: Airport web site[1] and DAFIF[2][3]

In November 2012, the South African government announced that the airport's name was to be changed to Bram Fischer International Airport; the official renaming was performed by Pres. Jacob Zuma on Thursday, 13 December 2012.^[4]

Facilities

The main terminal building is used for both international and domestic flights. In 2017, the airport served 402,452 passengers. Bloemfontein airport, like many others in South Africa, underwent R46 million's worth of construction and upgrading of the whole airport in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.^[5]

Braam Fischer International Airport Gate 2

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Airlink	Cape Town, Durban,[6] Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo
CemAir	Durban,[7] George,[citation needed] Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo[8]
FlySafair	Cape Town,[9] Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo

Traffic statistics

Annual passenger traffic at BFN airport. See Wikidata query.

Annual passenger traffic ^[10]

Year	Passengers	% Change
2006	305,701	23.8%
2007	424,924	39.0%
2008	411,683	3.1%
2009	399,666	2.9%
2010	403,766	1.0%
2011	437,996	8.5%
2012	426,420	2.6%
2013	380,284	10.8%
2014	367,635	3.3%
2015	386,865	5.2%
2016	396,280	2.4%
2017	402,452	1.6%
2018	355,052	11.8%

See also

• List of airports in South Africa
• List of South African airports by passenger movements

References

1. Bloemfontein Airport Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine - official site
2. "Airport information for FABL". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
3. Airport information for BFN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
4. "SA: Statement by Free State Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Bloemfontein International Airport renamed Bram Fischer International Airport and Petrus Steyn renamed Mamafubedu (13/11/2012)". Polity.org.za. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
5. "shine2010.co.za". www.shine2010.co.za. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
6. "Airlink Schedules Durban – Bloemfontein Service From late-Feb 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
7. flycemair.co.za
8. "CemAir / Bloemfontein".
9. "New SA route alert: FlySafair launches flights between Bloemfontein and Cape Town".
10. "ACSA Passenger Statistics". Airports Company South Africa. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.

External links

Media related to Bram Fischer International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Bloemfontein Airport information - Plane spotting, road transport, airlines...
• Current weather for FABL at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for BFN at Aviation Safety Network