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Barberton Airport
FABRUmjindi (Barberton), South AfricaELEV 2,250 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
21 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP).
Overview
Barberton Airport, listed as FABR, is a mid-sized airport in Umjindi (Barberton), South Africa. Field elevation is 2,250 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list FABR as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP, 21 nm), Matsapha International Airport (MTS, 52 nm), and King Mswati III International Airport (SHO, 56 nm).
Trip costs from FABR are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as FABN and ABR. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from FABR to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
FABR
IATA
—
FAA / Local
FA0002
Elevation
2,250 ft
Coordinates
25.7171° S · 30.9750° 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 2,250 ft, FABR sits lower than 56% 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.
- 21nmMQPKruger Mpumalanga International AirportMbombela
- 52nmMTSMatsapha International AirportManzini
- 56nmSHOKing Mswati III International AirportMpaka
- 56nmSZKSkukuza AirportSkukuza
- 62nmAAMMalamala AirportMalamala
- 71nmFAEOErmelo AirportErmelo
Location
Open the full mapFABR · Barberton Airport · Umjindi (Barberton), South Africa