South Africa flag Bloemfontain Airport (BFN)

Country South Africa | Africa | Regional Airport | IATA: BFN | ICAO: FABL | Elevation 4458 ft · 1,359 m | Local time —

Destinations
5
Flights / day
12
Busiest route
Johannesburg
Top airline
CemAir

Bloemfontain Bram Fischer Airport averages 12 flights per day to five destinations, with four domestic routes and zero international routes. A total of three airlines operate at BFN, led by CemAir. The longest nonstop route from Bloemfontain Bram Fischer connects to Cape Town, with a typical flight time of 2 hr 25 mins. Updated: July 16, 2026

Route Network

Bloemfontain Bram Fischer Airport connects four destinations worldwide, with Johannesburg standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Cape Town, and the shortest flight is to Johannesburg.

South Africa flag Johannesburg (JNB) – South Africa 3 airlines
1 hr 25 mins
236 mi · 380 km
8
per day
South Africa flag Cape Town (CPT) – South Africa 2 airlines
2 hr 25 mins
564 mi · 908 km
2
per day
South Africa flag Durban (DUR) – South Africa 1 airline
1 hr 25 mins
292 mi · 470 km
1
per day
South Africa flag George (GRJ) – South Africa 1 airline
2 hr 5 mins
411 mi · 661 km
5
per week

Route and destination data updated July 16, 2026.

Bloemfontain Bram Fischer Airport is served by three airlines, with CemAir in the lead at 50% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 100% of routes. zero carriers operate only one route each. A total of zero airlines operate international routes, compared with three airlines serving domestic routes. Safair is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Cape Town with a flight time of 2 hrs 25 mins.

CemAir (4 routes)
Safair (2 routes)
South African Airlink (2 routes)

Bloemfontain Bram Fischer Airport provides direct service to one country across one continent. The route network is 100% domestic and 0% international.

South Africa - 12/day

Delays

Worst Delays · Most Punctual · Most Cancellations · Live Delays
Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
4 min late
4 min vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
1 min early
1 min vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Jul 21

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 21

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 21

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 21

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 21

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
2 min late
6 min (-71.4%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
2 min early
2 min (-514.9%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (7 day total)

Jul 20

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 18

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 17

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 16

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 15

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 14

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
6 min late
4 min (+284.4%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
4 min late
6 min (+269%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
6 flights (30 day total)

Jul 20

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 18

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 17

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 16

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 15

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 14

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 13

2026

Departure
31 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 11

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 10

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 9

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 8

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 4

2026

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 3

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 2

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 1

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 30

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 29

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 28

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
8 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 27

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jun 26

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jun 25

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 24

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
4

Jun 23

2026

Departure
42 min late
Arrival
1 hr 13 min late
Cancelled
2

Jun 22

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jun 21

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#887 (12 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#1,094 (5 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
8,442 ft 2,573 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt
8,442 ft 2,573 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt
7,205 ft 2,196 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt
7,205 ft 2,196 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt

Runway Length

70 aircraft cannot operate at Bloemfontain Bram Fischer Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 8,442 ft (2,573 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Boeing 737 MAX 9 8,530 ft 2,600 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Boeing 757-300 8,530 ft 2,600 m 5,085 ft 1,550 m
Airbus A350-1000 8,530 ft 2,600 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing 737-500 8,694 ft 2,650 m 4,593 ft 1,400 m
Convair 880 8,760 ft 2,670 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Ilyushin Il-96 400 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,413 ft 1,650 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Air Tanker 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Airbus A380 Private Jet 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A380-800 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A340-300 9,072 ft 2,765 m 6,004 ft 1,830 m
Airbus A330-200 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330 Corporate Jet 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-200F 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-300 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Boeing BBJ 787-800 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter 9,199 ft 2,804 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-400 9,236 ft 2,815 m 6,250 ft 1,905 m
Boeing 747SP 9,252 ft 2,820 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
Boeing 777 Freighter 9,285 ft 2,830 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A300B1 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Airbus A300B2 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Boeing 767-400 9,501 ft 2,896 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Airbus A340-200 9,514 ft 2,900 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
Airbus A380-900 9,678 ft 2,950 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing 777-200LR 9,744 ft 2,970 m 5,610 ft 1,710 m
Antonov An-124 Ruslan 9,843 ft 3,000 m 2,953 ft 900 m
Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 777-300ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Tupolev Tu-144 9,843 ft 3,000 m 8,530 ft 2,600 m
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft 3,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-51 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-62 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-63 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-53 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-61 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A330-900neo 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A350-900F 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A380 Cargo 9,875 ft 3,010 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing YAL-1 9,902 ft 3,018 m 7,546 ft 2,300 m
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,998 ft 2,133 m
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,499 ft 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Bloemfontain Bram Fischer (IATA: BFN) operates around 12 flights per day to 5 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 4 domestic and 0 international routes, with CemAir as the leading carrier and Johannesburg currently the busiest connection. From BFN, passengers can reach 1 country across 1 continent, and the longest runway measures 2,573 m (8,442 ft).

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