Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport (FCB) — Airport Facts & Flight Info
Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport serves Ficksburg, South Africa, under the IATA code FCB and the ICAO code FAFB. The airport sits at an elevation of 5315 ft (1620 m) and keeps local time in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone. That is worth knowing, because every time on this page is shown in the airport's local time. Use the live map below to watch air traffic around Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport in real time, or search directly for a flight number.
Live Air Traffic
Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport has no public arrivals and departures board on this site. The live map below does show air traffic around the field in real time. Click it to load the radar view. Looking for scheduled flights? The closest airport that has them is Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU), roughly 78 km (48 mi) away in a straight line.
Basic information about airport
| Airport code: | FAFB |
|---|---|
| Type: | medium airport |
| Continent: | AF |
| Country code: | ZA |
| Country: | South Africa |
| City | Ficksburg |
| IATA: | FCB |
| Longitude: | 27.9089 |
| Latitude: | -28.8231 |
Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport (FCB) — Airport Facts & Flight Info on Google Maps
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Key facts about Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport
You will find Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport at -28.8231, 27.9089, at an elevation of 5315 ft (1620 m) above sea level. A single runway handles all traffic here, so all arrivals and departures share it, and weather or an incident can affect the whole day's schedule. In the OurAirports reference data, Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport is classified as a medium-sized airport. The airport keeps Africa/Johannesburg time. Tracking a flight from another time zone? The times on this page are the airport's local time, not yours.
Getting to Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport
Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport lies about 6.4 km (4 mi) from central Ficksburg, measured in a straight line. Two evergreen tips regardless of how you travel: confirm your terminal before leaving, and if you are picking someone up, track the inbound flight on this site first: you want to arrive when the aircraft actually lands, not when it was scheduled to.
Frequently asked questions about Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport
Does Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport have scheduled passenger flights?
No: Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport is listed in the OurAirports reference data without scheduled passenger service. Traffic here is typically general aviation, military or charter, which is why no arrivals and departures board is shown.
What do the codes FCB and FAFB mean?
They are two identifiers for the same airport. FCB is the IATA code for Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport: the short code you see on tickets and baggage tags. FAFB is its ICAO code, used in flight plans and air-traffic operations.
How many runways does Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport have?
According to the OurAirports reference data, Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport operates one active runway; closed runways are not counted.
What time zone is Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport in?
Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport keeps Africa/Johannesburg time. All times on this page are shown in the airport's local time.