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Notification of new or modified airstrip details

If you have constructed an airstrip and wish to notify the RFDS please fill out the online form below.

Fields marked with * are mandatory

Airstrip owner

Name:*

Address:*

Phone number:*

Mobile number:

Fax number:

Email:*

Airport operator or contact if not owner

Name:

Address:*

Phone number:

Mobile number:

Fax number:

Email:*

Location of airstrip

Distance and direction from nearest homestead, community, minesite, major geographical feature:

GPS coordinates preferably otherwise latitude and longitude if known:

Apron (parking) areas

Dimensions (not less than 50m by 30m):*

Surface:*

Distance from runway centreline (external to flyover area):*

Describe position of apron with respect to runways:*

Taxiway

Width (at least 12m):*

Surface:*

Windsock(s) details including bearing and distance from readily identifiable features and speed rating of sock if known

Windsock(s) details including bearing and distance from readily identifiable features and speed rating of sock if known

Lit or unlit?:*

Please provide details:*

Fuel available

JetAI:*

• yes
• no

Stock and vermin hazards

Description if any:

Is airstrip fenced?:*

• yes
• no

First runway

Length (preferably 1,200m):*

Width (Minimum 18m, preferred 20m):*

Runway slope (refer to standards) Describe overall slope, any localised areas along runway and across it and measured gradient:*

Surface of runway (sealed, gravel, grass, other):*

Dimensions of factors such as animal, road crossings, prone to flooding:*

Dimensions of aircraft turning areas at each end of runway:*

Magnetic direction of airstrip:*

GPS coordinates of each threshold if available:

Upload images of runway if possible:

First runway - associated strip information

Length (if longer than runway itself):

Width (not less than 45m):

Surface (safe for aircraft to use in an emergency):

First runway - associated fly-over area information

Length (if longer than runway strip itself):

Width (60m for day ops 90m for night):

Slope away from runway strip (less than 1 in 8 or 12.5%):

Surface (clear of trees, shrubs, fences, mounds, rock outcrops):

Is not required to be trafficable by an aircraft:

First runway - take off and landing areas off the runway ends

No objects (trees, hills or other obstructions above gradient of 3%):

Request details of objects that determine the slope:

Distance and magnetic bearing from threshold:

Height above threshold:

First runway - areas outside the Fly-over area (Lateral Transition Surface)

Are there any large trees, ridges or man made structures with 45m of outer edge of flyerover area?:

First runway - airstrip markings

Runway strip markers:

• yes
• no

Description of strip markers (cones, gables, fuel drums, truck tyres etc):

Runway edge and corner markers (required if runway is not naturally well defined):

• yes
• no

Description of runway edge and corner markers:

First runway - airstrip lighting

Description (fixed electric, battery powered, diesel flares, none):

Spacing along runway:

Means of activating (pilot operated or contact airstrip owner):

Second runway

Length (preferably 1,200m):

Width (Minimum 18m, preferred 20m):

Runway slope (refer to standards) Describe overall slope, any localised areas along runway and across it and measured gradient:

Surface of runway (sealed, gravel, grass, other):

Dimensions of factors such as animal, road crossings, prone to flooding:

Dimensions of aircraft turning areas at each end of runway:

Magnetic direction of airstrip:

GPS coordinates of each threshold if available:

Upload images of runway if possible:

Second runway - associated strip information

Length (if longer than runway itself):

Width (not less than 45m):

Surface (safe for aircraft to use in an emergency):

Second runway - associated fly-over area information

Length (if longer than runway strip itself):

Width (60m for day ops 90m for night):

Slope away from runway strip (less than 1 in 8 or 12.5%):

Surface (clear of trees, shrubs, fences, mounds, rock outcrops):

Is not required to be trafficable by an aircraft:

Second runway - take off and landing areas off the runway ends

No objects (trees, hills or other obstructions above gradient of 3%):

Request details of objects that determine the slope:

Distance and magnetic bearing from threshold:

Height above threshold:

Second runway - areas outside the fly-over area (Lateral Transition Surface)

Are there any large trees, ridges or man made structures with 45m of outer edge of flyerover area?:

Second runway - airstrip markings

Runway strip markers:

• yes
• no

Description of strip markers (cones, gables, fuel drums, truck tyres etc):

Runway edge and corner markers (required if runway is not naturally well defined):

• yes
• no

Description of runway edge and corner markers:

Second runway - airstrip lighting

Description (fixed electric, battery powered, diesel flares, none):

Spacing along runway:

Means of activating (pilot operated or contact airstrip owner):

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