Airports / South Africa / VRU
Vryburg Airport
FAVB / VRUVryburg, South AfricaELEV 3,920 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
76 nm
To the nearest alternate
Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH).
Overview
Vryburg Airport, listed as FAVB / VRU, is a mid-sized airport in Vryburg, South Africa. The field lies at an elevation of 3,920 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
VRU has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH, 76 nm), Mmabatho International Airport (MBD, 84 nm), and Sishen Airport (SIS, 101 nm).
Quotes for flights out of VRU vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from VRU, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
FAVB
IATA
VRU
FAA / Local
FAVB
Elevation
3,920 ft
Coordinates
26.9824° S · 24.7288° 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 3,920 ft, VRU sits higher than 61% 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.
- 76nmKMHJohan Pienaar AirportKuruman
- 84nmMBDMmabatho International AirportMafeking
- 101nmSISSishen AirportSishen
- 107nmKXEP C Pelser AirportKlerksdorp
- 107nmLMRLime Acres Finsch Mine AirportLime Acres
- 109nmKIMKimberley AirportKimberley
Location
Open the full mapFAVB · Vryburg Airport · Vryburg, South Africa