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Airport in Free State, South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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Year | Passengers | % Change |
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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% |
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