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Grootfontein Air Force Base
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerNamibian Air Force
LocationGrootfontein, Namibia
CommanderGroup Captain Hillary Lilungwe Sisamu
Elevation AMSL4,636 ft / 1,413 m
Coordinates19°36′07″S 18°07′21″E / 19.60194°S 18.12250°E / -19.60194; 18.12250
Map
GFY is located in Namibia
GFY
GFY
Location of air base in Namibia
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 3,560 11,680 Asphalt
17/35 1,040 3,412 Asphalt
Source: WAD[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]

The Grootfontein Air Force Base (IATA: GFY, ICAO: FYGF) is an air base of the Namibian Air Force in Grootfontein, a town in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. The air base is about 4 km (2 mi) south of the center of Grootfontein.[4]

It was formerly an air base for the South African Air Force. It was also the headquarters of the Namibian Air Force until these were moved to Karibib Air Force Base in 2016.[5]

The Grootfontein non-directional beacon (Ident: GF) and VOR-DME (Ident: GFV) are located on the field.[6][7][8]

Commanding officers

Grootfontein Air Force Base
From Commanding Officer To
Unknown date Colonel Paavo Kamanya Unknown date
Unknown date Group Captain Abed Hihepa 1 March 2018
1 March 2018 Group Captain Mackenzie Manfred Tjivera 28 July 2018
28 July 2018 Group Captain Hillary Lilungwe Sisamu[9] Incumbent
  • Entrance gate to the Grootfontein Logistics Base, April 1989.
    Entrance gate to the Grootfontein Logistics Base, April 1989.
  • A C-130 Hercules aircraft takes off in the distance as a section of a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft, foreground, is silhouetted by the morning sun at Grootfontein Logistics Base.
    A C-130 Hercules aircraft takes off in the distance as a section of a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft, foreground, is silhouetted by the morning sun at Grootfontein Logistics Base.
  • British Bedford 4x4 being loaded from a military aircraft.
    British Bedford 4x4 being loaded from a military aircraft.
  • Namibian workers watch operations following the landing of a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft at Grootfontein Logistics Base.
    Namibian workers watch operations following the landing of a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft at Grootfontein Logistics Base.

See also

References

  1. ^ Airport information for FYGF[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for GFY at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ Google Maps - Grootfontein
  4. ^ "Distance and heading from Grootfontein to airport". WikiMapia. Retrieved 18 Feb 2010.
  5. ^ "Air Force headquarters relocate to Karibib". The Namibian. 6 March 2018.
  6. ^ "GF - GROOTFONTEIN". www.pilotnav.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  7. ^ "GFV - GROOTFONTEIN". www.pilotnav.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  8. ^ "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  9. ^ "Group captan Hillary - GRN Portal". Mod.gov.na. Retrieved 2022-09-02.


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