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Vredendal Airport
FAVR / VREVredendal, South AfricaELEV 330 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
82 nm
To the nearest alternate
Langebaanweg Airport (SDB).
Overview
Vredendal Airport, listed as FAVR / VRE, is a mid-sized airport in Vredendal, South Africa. Field elevation is 330 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list VRE as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Langebaanweg Airport (SDB, 82 nm), Saldanha/Vredenburg Airport (FASD, 85 nm), and Springbok Airport (SBU, 121 nm).
Trip costs from VRE 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 VRE to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
FAVR
IATA
VRE
FAA / Local
FAVR
Elevation
330 ft
Coordinates
31.6410° S · 18.5448° 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 330 ft, VRE sits lower than 82% 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.
- 82nmSDBLangebaanweg AirportLangebaanweg
- 85nmFASDSaldanha/Vredenburg AirportSaldanha-Vredenburg
- 121nmSBUSpringbok AirportSpringbok
- 136nmFAYPYsterplaat Air Force BaseCape Town
- 139nmKLZKleinsee AirportKleinsee
- 140nmCPTCape Town International AirportCape Town
Location
Open the full mapFAVR · Vredendal Airport · Vredendal, South Africa