| 词条 | Air Force Base Durban |
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| name = AFB Durban | nativename = Air Force Base Durban | nativename-a = | nativename-r = | image = Durban Airport.jpg | image-width = | caption = | IATA = | ICAO = FADN | type = Military | owner = | operator = South African Air Force | city-served = | location = Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | elevation-f = 33 | elevation-m = 10 | coordinates = {{coord|29|58|07|S|030|56|52|E|region:ZA-ZN|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map = Durban | pushpin_label = FADN | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Durban metropolitan area | website = www.af.mil.za asca.co.za | metric-rwy = | r1-number = 06/24 | r1-length-f = 8005 | r1-length-m = 2440 | r1-surface = Asphalt | footnotes = Co-located with Durban International Airport }}AFB Durban {{Airport codes||FADN}}[1] is an airbase of the South African Air Force, located in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa The runway is shared with the (now defunct) Durban International Airport (since September 1956). The airbase is at the northern end of the runway.[2] Status following closure of Durban International Airport{{As of|August 2016}} no replacement site has been provided for 15 Squadron, which is still based at the airport. As a helicopter unit it does not require a large airfield with runways.Aviation
It is home to 15 Squadron which currently operates Atlas Oryx and BK 117 helicopters. Their primary role is maritime and landward search and rescue. Two flights of Oryx are based in Durban and C Flight, consisting of four BK 117s is detached to Port Elizabeth. C Flight's conversion to AgustaWestland AW109 helicopters has been postponed due to delays in developing emergency flotation equipment for the type, thus precluding its use in a maritime environment.[3] Units hosted
See also
References1. ^{{WAD|FADN}} 2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/bases/2/air-force-base-durban|title=The South African Air Force|last=Wingrin|first=Dean|website=www.saairforce.co.za|access-date=2018-08-24}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.saairforce.co.za/news-and-events/704/retirement-of-saaf-bk117-may-be-further-delayed |title=Retirement of SAAF BK117 may be further delayed |publisher=Saairforce.co.za |date= |accessdate=2012-06-18}} External links
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