Airports / South Africa / WKF
Waterkloof Air Force Base
FAWK / WKFPretoria, South AfricaELEV 4,940 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
3 nm
To the nearest alternate
Swartkop Air Force Base (FASK) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Waterkloof Air Force Base (FAWK / WKF) sits in Pretoria, South Africa, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 4,940 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 WKF for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Swartkop Air Force Base (FASK, 3 nm), Grand Central Airport (GCJ, 10 nm), and Wonderboom Airport (PRY, 11 nm).
Charter pricing from WKF depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under AFB. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Pretoria.
Field capability
ICAO
FAWK
IATA
WKF
FAA / Local
FAWK
Elevation
4,940 ft
Coordinates
25.8300° S · 28.2225° 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 4,940 ft, WKF sits higher than 87% 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.
- 3nmFASKSwartkop Air Force BasePretoria
- 10nmGCJGrand Central AirportMidrand
- 11nmPRYWonderboom AirportPretoria
- 17nmHLALanseria International AirportJohannesburg
- 19nmJNBO.R. Tambo International AirportJohannesburg
- 25nmQRARand AirportJohannesburg
Location
Open the full mapFAWK · Waterkloof Air Force Base · Pretoria, South Africa