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Ulundi Airport (Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport) 28°19′10″S 031°25′01″E / 28.31944°S 31.41694°E / -28.31944; 31.41694 ( Ulundi 1,720
The airport was opened in 1937, being built on the farm Wonderboom approximately 15 km north of Pretoria. Originally a civilian airstrip for light aircraft, it was used for military training purposes during the Second World War before returning to civilian control in 1945. The airport remains a light aircraft facility to this day.
The main South African Army Headquarters are located in Salvokop, Pretoria in the Dequar Road Complex along with the 102 Field Workshop unit, 17 Maintenance Unit and the S.A.M.S Military Health Department. Maj. Gen. William B. Garrett III of United States Army Africa visits the Bloemfontein School of Armour at Tempe Base.
This page contains the lists of airports in Africa by country, grouped by region. The lists include both military air bases and civilian airports. North Africa
Availability of Western-style equipment and spares from Israel in particular helped compensate for the military effects of the UN embargo. [10] Armscor officials used aggressive covert techniques to acquire technology, bartering through other public sector enterprises, front companies, foreign agents, and even civil organisations.
The base's name means "water ravine" in Afrikaans and in Dutch. Despite the name, this base is not located in the suburban town of Waterkloof, Pretoria, but lies to the south of Pretoria, 4.34 nmi (8.04 km) to the northeast of Centurion, Gauteng and 3.37 nmi (6.24 km) from AFB Swartkop, at an elevation of 1506 metres (4940 ft).
The airport handled over 21 million passengers in 2017. The airport was originally known as Jan Smuts International Airport, [3] after the former South African Prime Minister. It was renamed Johannesburg International Airport in 1994, and subsequently on 27 October 2006 the airport was renamed after anti-apartheid politician Oliver Tambo. [4]
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