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FABSNorth West

Brits Airport

Brits Airport (FABS) is a general aviation airfield in the Crocodile River valley north of the Magaliesberg range in North West. It has no regular passenger flights listed in our dataset, so travellers booking a commercial flight for Soshanguve look to Lanseria International Airport (HLA) instead.

SERVICE STATUS
No regular flights listed
Serves: Brits
Elevation: 3,756 ft (1145 m)
Coords: -25.5323°, 27.7759°
CLOSEST IN DATASET

Six closest towns to Brits Airport

Straight-line Haversine distances from FABS to the six nearest South African cities and towns in the 60-destination TownWing dataset.

Soshanguve
Gauteng
33 km→
Pretoria
Gauteng
48 km→
Rustenburg
North West
56 km→
Johannesburg
Gauteng
79 km→
Evaton
Gauteng
112 km→
Witbank
Mpumalanga
144 km→
ALL 60 DESTINATIONS

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Select any of the 60 South African destinations to see its straight-line distance from Brits Airport (FABS).

FABS↔Soshanguve
33 km

Straight-line distance between Brits Airport and the Soshanguve reference coordinate in Gauteng.

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Why Brits Airport is not in the passenger airport comparison

Published airfield information from the Brits Flying Club documents visiting aircraft reception, club facilities, and recreational aviation activity at the strip, with no scheduled commercial airline service. On the map, Brits Airport (FABS) sits 33 km from Soshanguve and 48 km from Pretoria, which is why it can appear geographically closer than a commercial terminal while serving a different aviation purpose.

For travellers flying commercially to Soshanguve, the closest airport in TownWing’s 18-airport passenger comparison is Lanseria International Airport (HLA), which sits 55 km from the Soshanguve reference point and 48 km from Brits Airport when measured airport-to-airport.

Practical notes for visitors and airline travellers

Pilots planning to visit Brits Airport should check airfield procedures and club contact details with the Brits Flying Club before arrival.

If you are comparing commercial airline arrivals for Soshanguve, Pretoria, or Rustenburg, open the destination profile to compare the three closest passenger airports from that town’s reference point and check road routes separately.

REGIONAL ALTERNATIVES

Other passenger airports in the region

The three closest passenger-comparison airports to Brits Airport (FABS) measured airport-to-airport by straight line.

HLA48 km

Lanseria International Airport

Serves Johannesburg · Gauteng
Passenger flights · check dates
JNB82 km

O.R. Tambo International Airport

Serves Johannesburg · Gauteng
Passenger flights · check dates
PTG253 km

Polokwane International Airport

Serves Polokwane · Limpopo
Passenger flights · check dates
TECHNICAL REFERENCE

Airport facts

Airport name
Brits Airport
IATA / ICAO / Ident
— / FABS / FABS
GPS / Local code
FABS / —
Municipality & province
Brits, North West (ZA-NW)
Passenger service status
No regular flights listed
Airport role
Local / general aviation airport — check services directly
Elevation
3,756 ft (1145 m)
Coordinates
-25.5323° S, 27.7759° E
Map reference
Open in Google Maps ↗
RUNWAY DATA

Runways at FABS

Recorded runway dimensions, surface codes, and lighting status from the OurAirports dataset. For general planning context only — not for flight operations.

Detailed runway dimensions are not separately listed in the current OurAirports snapshot for this airfield.

PROVENANCE & VERIFICATION

Updated & sources

Dataset snapshot: 2026-11-06 · Profile review: 2026-11-06