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Robertson Airport
FARS / RODRobertson, South AfricaELEV 640 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
65 nm
To the nearest alternate
Cape Town International Airport (CPT).
Overview
Robertson Airport (FARS / ROD) is a mid-sized airport serving Robertson, South Africa. Field elevation is 640 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list ROD as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Cape Town International Airport (CPT, 65 nm), Ysterplaat Air Force Base (FAYP, 70 nm), and Langebaanweg Airport (SDB, 101 nm).
Trip costs from ROD are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from ROD to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
FARS
IATA
ROD
FAA / Local
FARS
Elevation
640 ft
Coordinates
33.8122° S · 19.9028° 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 640 ft, ROD sits lower than 74% 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.
- 65nmCPTCape Town International AirportCape Town
- 70nmFAYPYsterplaat Air Force BaseCape Town
- 101nmSDBLangebaanweg AirportLangebaanweg
- 109nmFASDSaldanha/Vredenburg AirportSaldanha-Vredenburg
- 115nmOUHOudtshoorn AirportOudtshoorn
- 124nmGRJGeorge AirportGeorge
Location
Open the full mapFARS · Robertson Airport · Robertson, South Africa