Cape Winelands Airport

Cape Winelands Airport
Cape Winelands Airport as viewed from the North and 1600 ft AGL
IATA: none ICAO: FAWN
Summary
Airport type	Private
Owner	Cape Winelands Airport
Operator	Private
Serves	Durbanville and surrounds
Location	13 km (8.1 mi) NE of Durbanville, on Lichtenburg Road
Elevation AMSL	400 ft / 122 m
Coordinates	33°46′10″S 18°44′00″E / 33.76944°S 18.73333°E / -33.76944; 18.73333
Website	http://capewinelands.aero
Map
Cape Winelands Airport Location within the Western Cape
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 900 2,952 Concrete[1] 14/32 700 2,296 Concrete[1]
Lights are available on request from CTFTC. The Cape Talk Radio AM transmission mast is located 5 NM north of FAWN on frequency 567 kHz. Magic Radio 828 kHz is 8 NM NNE of the field. Both can be used for ADF training.

Cape Winelands Airport (formerly Fisantekraal Airfield) is an ex-South African Air Force airfield built circa 1943, and used to operate Lockheed Ventura bombers. It is located approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northeast of Durbanville. It has been in private ownership since 1993.

Cape Winelands Airport serves as a general flying airfield, and is a favourite for flight training in the Cape Town area. Most of the aeroplane and helicopter schools, and Air Mercy Services' Pilatus PC-12 from Cape Town International (FACT) and Morningstar airfield (Morningstar Flight Academy) also visit Cape Winelands Airport for circuit and emergency training. Private and company aircraft sometimes pick up or drop passengers at Cape Winelands Airport.

As of August 2017, the largest aircraft to have landed at Cape Winelands Airport was a Lockheed C-130 Hercules 5X-UCF, making several landings. Advertisements and movies have also been filmed on location at Cape Winelands Airport.