Airports / South Africa / FCB
Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport
FAFB / FCBFicksburg, South AfricaELEV 5,315 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
42 nm
To the nearest alternate
Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU).
Overview
Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport, listed as FAFB / FCB, is a mid-sized airport in Ficksburg, South Africa. The airport sits 5,315 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into FCB for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU, 42 nm), Harrismith Airport (HRS, 72 nm), and Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN, 86 nm).
Charter pricing from FCB depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Ficksburg.
Field capability
ICAO
FAFB
IATA
FCB
FAA / Local
FAFB
Elevation
5,315 ft
Coordinates
28.8231° S · 27.9089° 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 5,315 ft, FCB sits higher than 90% of the 62 South Africa fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 42nmMSUMoshoeshoe I International AirportMaseru(Mazenod)
- 72nmHRSHarrismith AirportHarrismith
- 86nmBFNBram Fischer International AirportBloemfontein
- 98nmLAYLadysmith AirportLadysmith
- 126nmNCSNewcastle AirportNewcastle
- 133nmKXEP C Pelser AirportKlerksdorp
Location
Open the full mapFAFB · Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport · Ficksburg, South Africa