Airports / South Africa / FASK
Swartkop Air Force Base
FASKPretoria, South AfricaELEV 4,780 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
3 operators
Charter fleet based on the field
More resident charter operators than 74% of the 650 US fields with a based fleet on the register.
3 nm
To the nearest alternate
Waterkloof Air Force Base (WKF) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Swartkop Air Force Base (FASK) sits in Pretoria, South Africa, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 4,780 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
For charter flyers, FASK is a home base: FlyJetstream Aviation, General Airways, and Maverick Air Charters operate from the field. The closest alternate fields are Waterkloof Air Force Base (WKF, 3 nm), Wonderboom Airport (PRY, 10 nm), and Grand Central Airport (GCJ, 11 nm).
Trip costs from FASK 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 FASK to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
FASK
IATA
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FAA / Local
FASK
Elevation
4,780 ft
Coordinates
25.8097° S · 28.1646° 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 4,780 ft, FASK sits higher than 82% of the 62 South Africa fields on the register.
Based charter operators3
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 3nmWKFWaterkloof Air Force BasePretoria
- 10nmPRYWonderboom AirportPretoria
- 11nmGCJGrand Central AirportMidrand
- 15nmHLALanseria International AirportJohannesburg
- 20nmJNBO.R. Tambo International AirportJohannesburg
- 26nmQRARand AirportJohannesburg
Location
Open the full mapFASK · Swartkop Air Force Base · Pretoria, South Africa
