Airports / South Africa / BFN
Bram Fischer International Airport
FABL / BFNBloemfontein, South AfricaELEV 4,457 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
2 operators
Charter fleet based on the field
More resident charter operators than 58% of the 650 US fields with a based fleet on the register.
69 nm
To the nearest alternate
Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU).
Overview
Bram Fischer International Airport (FABL / BFN) sits in Bloemfontein, South Africa, where it functions as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 4,457 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
For charter flyers, BFN is a home base: Bassair Aviation and Westline Aviation Group operate from the field. The closest alternate fields are Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU, 69 nm), Kimberley Airport (KIM, 83 nm), and Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport (FCB, 86 nm).
Trip costs from BFN are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as AFB Bloemspruit and Bloemspruit. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from BFN to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
FABL
IATA
BFN
FAA / Local
FABL
Elevation
4,457 ft
Coordinates
29.0927° S · 26.3024° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs South Africa fields
state range 20–5,700 ft
At 4,457 ft, BFN sits higher than 77% of the 62 South Africa fields on the register.
Based charter operators2
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 69nmMSUMoshoeshoe I International AirportMaseru(Mazenod)
- 83nmKIMKimberley AirportKimberley
- 86nmFCBFicksburg Sentraoes AirportFicksburg
- 135nmKXEP C Pelser AirportKlerksdorp
- 151nmPCFPotchefstroom AirportPotchefstroom
- 152nmVRUVryburg AirportVryburg
Location
Open the full mapFABL · Bram Fischer International Airport · Bloemfontein, South Africa