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Alexander Bay Airport
FAAB / ALJAlexander Bay, South AfricaELEV 98 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
5 nm
To the nearest alternate
Oranjemund Airport (OMD).
Overview
Alexander Bay Airport (FAAB / ALJ) is a mid-sized airport serving Alexander Bay, South Africa. Field elevation is 98 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list ALJ as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Oranjemund Airport (OMD, 5 nm), Kleinsee Airport (KLZ, 73 nm), and Springbok Airport (SBU, 100 nm).
Trip costs from ALJ are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Kortdoorn. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from ALJ to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
FAAB
IATA
ALJ
FAA / Local
FAAB
Elevation
98 ft
Coordinates
28.5750° S · 16.5333° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs South Africa fields
state range 20–5,700 ft
At 98 ft, ALJ sits lower than 94% of the 62 South Africa fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 5nmOMDOranjemund AirportOranjemund
- 73nmKLZKleinsee AirportKleinsee
- 100nmSBUSpringbok AirportSpringbok
- 127nmAGZAggeneys AirportAggeneys
- 132nmLUDLuderitz AirportLuderitz
- 148nmKMPKeetmanshoop AirportKeetmanshoop
Location
Open the full mapFAAB · Alexander Bay Airport · Alexander Bay, South Africa