Air Force Base Langebaanweg

AFB Langebaanweg Air Force Base Langebaanweg
IATA: SDB – ICAO: FALW
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	South African Air Force
Location	Langebaan, Western Cape, South Africa
Elevation AMSL	108 ft / 33 m
Coordinates	32°58′08″S 18°09′55″E / 32.96889°S 18.16528°E / -32.96889; 18.16528Coordinates: 32°58′08″S 18°09′55″E / 32.96889°S 18.16528°E / -32.96889; 18.16528
Website	www.af.mil.za
Map
FALW Location in the Western Cape
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 02R/20L 7,689 2,344 Asphalt 02L/20R 7,680 2,341 Asphalt 07/25 4,935 1,504 Asphalt 16/34 6,533 1,991 Asphalt

AFB Langebaanweg (IATA: SDB, ICAO: FALW)^[1] is an airbase of the South African Air Force (SAAF). The base motto is Tenax Propisiti Vinco – Through Tenacity Comes Success.

Units hosted

• Central Flying School SAAF - Pilot and Instructor Training
• 2 Air Servicing Unit - Technical Support
• 526 Squadron - Protection Squadron

Current aircraft

The current Silver Falcons paint scheme.

Silver Falcons performing in the Pilatus PC-7

The Central Flying School operates 60 Pilatus PC-7s from AFB Langebaanweg.

The SAAF's Silver Falcons display team is based at AFB Langbaanweg.

References

South African Air Force
Leadership	Chiefs of the Air Force Sergeants Major of the Air Force
Active squadrons	2 15 16 17 19 21 22 28 35 41 44
Training and development units	68 Air School 80 Air Navigation School 85 Combat Flying School 87 Helicopter Flying School Central Flying School Test Flight and Development Centre South African Air Force College
Formation aerobatic teams	Silver Falcons
Territorial reserve squadrons	101 102 104 105 106 107 108 110 111
Disbanded air and training squadrons	1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 18 20 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 32 33 34 40 42 43 50 60 103 109 112 114 86 Multi-Engine Flying School 88 Maritime Training School 89 Combat Flying School
Disbanded air defence squadrons	120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129
WW2 Wings of the SAAF	2 3 5 7 21 24 25
Bases	AFB Bloemspruit AFB Durban AFB Hoedspruit AFB Langebaanweg AFB Makhado AFB Overberg AFB Swartkop AFB Waterkloof AFB Ysterplaat AFS Port Elizabeth
List of training areas of the South African Air Force	Roodewaal Bombing Range Ditholo Training Area TAB Upington Vastrap Weapons Area
Equipment	List of current and historical SAAF aircraft List of weapon systems of the South African Air Force
History	History of the South African Air Force List of obsolete weapon systems of the South African Air Force South African Air Force Memorial South African Air Force Museum Military history of South Africa SAAF squadron identification codes
Official website: www.af.mil.za