Alexander Bay Airport

IATA ALJICAO FAABMedium airport

Alexander Bay Airport is a medium airport near Alexander Bay in Northern Cape, South Africa. It is listed as IATA ALJ and ICAO FAAB. The airport is located at -28.5750° / 16.5333° at an elevation of 30 m (98 ft). There are 3 runways, the longest measuring 1,848 m. The nearest airport is Oranjemund Airport, 8.6 km (5 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Alexander Bay Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Alexander Bay Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`ALJ`
ICAO code	`FAAB`
Identifier	`FAAB`
Type	Medium airport
City	Alexander Bay
Region	Northern Cape
Country	South Africa
Coordinates	-28.57500, 16.53330
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	28° 34′ 30.00″ S 16° 31′ 59.88″ E
Elevation	30 m (98 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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