Bram Fischer International Airport

Bram Fischer International Airport (FABL) is a medium airport in Bloemfontain, South Africa. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code FABL or IATA code BFN. It sits in Africa.

Bram Fischer International Airport is a regional commercial airport that doubles as a busy private-aviation base. Operators benefit from full instrument approaches and an FBO infrastructure scaled for regular jet traffic, often without the congestion of the nearest major hub.

Bram Fischer International Airport sits at 4,457 ft above sea level. Hot-and-high conditions can meaningfully reduce takeoff performance in summer — planners should factor density altitude into payload and fuel decisions.

Local operations run on Africa/Johannesburg. Scheduled airline service is light enough that it rarely interferes with charter movements, though planners should still expect to coordinate with the handling agent for international turnarounds.

SkyAccess inventory for FABL updates continuously as operators publish new empty legs and one-way repositioning trips. Pricing on each leg is available with a free account, and an inventory alert will email you the moment a leg appears on the route you care about.

Use this page to compare FABL against nearby alternatives, browse live empty-leg pricing in both directions, and brief yourself on the runway and elevation profile before you book.

Bram Fischer International Airport is an airport serving Bloemfontein, the capital city of the Free State province of South Africa. The runways are shared with AFB Bloemspruit.