Robertson Airfield

Robertson Airfield
IATA: ROD[1] – ICAO: FARS
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Langeberg Municipality
Operator	Robertson Flying Club
Serves	Robertson Ashton Montagu Bonnievale McGregor
Location	Robertson, Western Cape, South Africa
Elevation AMSL	640 ft / 195 m
Coordinates	33°48′42.39″S 19°54′13.31″E / 33.8117750°S 19.9036972°ECoordinates: 33°48′42.39″S 19°54′13.31″E / 33.8117750°S 19.9036972°E
Website	http://www.robertsonflyingclub.wix.com/fars
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 10 / 128 1,600 5,249 Asphalt 14 / 32 720 2,362 Grass (caution required - uneven)

Robertson Airfield (IATA: ROD, ICAO: FARS), licensed according to South African Civil Aviation Authority standards,^[2] is an unmanned municipal airport situated in 1 km to the east of the Western Cape town of Robertson in South Africa.

Location

Robertson Airfield is located 1 km to the east of the town of Robertson in the Western Cape Province on South Africa’s wine route - Route 62.

Communication

The Communication Frequency for Robertson Airfield is 124.80^[3] The airfield is unmanned.

Fuel

AvGas is available by arrangement – Alwyn du Plessis 083 270 5888. There is currently no Jet A1 available.

Activities at Robertson Airfield

Skydive Robertson

Skydive Robertson operates from the airfield on weekends and public holidays and facilitates tandem skydiving, static line progression training, accelerated freefall progression training and provides a facility for sports skydivers. The operation is a Parachute Association of South Africa (PASA) approved and registered drop zone, licensed for sports skydiving and student training.^[4]

See also

• Skydive Robertson
• Robertson
• Route 62 (South Africa)

External links

• Skydive Robertson web site
• Robertson Flying Club web site

References

1. "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
2. South African Civil Aviation Authority, CAA website link retrieved 18 February 2012
3. AVIMAP Frequency Chart February 2012
4. CAA Website, retrieved 18 February 2012