PLANES, DRONES & AIRCRAFTS
Hot air balloons YES! Kites YES! Birds YES! Otherwise nope to other flying objects.
FLYING IN
There will not be an airport at the new venue for AfrikaBurn 2025.
There are other options available at the neighbouring farms. You will also have to arrange transport to the AfrikaBurn event site.
GENERAL AVIATION AND CHARTER PILOTS - YOU CAN FLY TO THESE REGISTERED AIRPORTS:
- Skoorsteenberg Airport
Contact: Frik Claasen [[1]] Whatsapp 063 584 7642
- You will need to arrange a lift from the airport to AfrikaBurn
- It has a cross runway
- ROAD ROUTE: https://goo.gl/maps/dgYQZ2Lv5Q3C419XA
- ROAD CONDITION: its 30 km from airstrip to Afrikaburn gate – took us 23 minutes in Golf Polo.
AIRSTRIP COORDINATES (approx.) :
Centre point: 32⁰27’24.37S 19⁰54’46.
RW 36 32⁰37’42.16S/19⁰54’44.73E
RW27 32⁰37’27.83S/19⁰55’5.98E
RW6 32⁰37’21.71S/19⁰54’28.51E
RW32⁰37’13.71S/19⁰54’45.91E
- Tankwa Tented Camp (the old venue airport).
Contact: Henk can arrange transport to the venue: [[2]]
- It's approx. 45 minute drive with 4 x 4 on shorter route (essential due to rain damage) or 1.25 hour with normal car on longer route via R355.
- TTC is offering a shuttle service to AfrikaBurn (for R750 one way)
- ROUTE: https://goo.gl/maps/fqTU6Ct9K2cLpE1z6
- ROAD CONDITION: Need 4x4 for the shorter route through Tankwa National Park, or otherwise use R355 route to get to the event.
AIRSTRIP COORDINATES: 32°20.055'S 019°45.208'E
FLYING TO EVENT AS PASSENGER? WANT TO HIRE A PLANE?
Please contact one of the following charter companies for more information:
Hennie (planes): [[3]]
Wil (planes): Email: info@airducap.com; Whatsapp +27 82 980 3851
Donovan (helicopters): Email: randalldonovan@gmail.com ; Whatsapp: +27 82 925 6090
For more information: Whatsapp +27 82 925 6090 and please follow the Afrikaburn Airspace Facebook page for updates.
VOLUNTEERING AT AIRSPACE
We are looking for people to take over managing the Airspace and driving the process forward. The current lead has too many work commitments to participate fully but is ready and steady to assist and guide the person taking over. If you have a passion for aircrafts, willing to be sober for extended periods at the event, are boring and reliable as F to manage medical evacuations, then please email Airspace. For this event you can join our camp and learn about what is involved from the 3 leads that have been involved since 2017. Email: airspace@afrikaburn.com
SKYDIVING
There will be no skydiving until we get professional air traffic controllers on site, which they are on standby for when airspace is functioning,
Please don’t jump out of any moving vehicle or plane into the event. There are too many hazards, fixed, moving and burning for your own well being.
If people are wanting to arrange skydiving for 2026 we will need an operator to step forward that is able to get the necessary CAA permissions and permits to jump at an event. Foreign sky divers will have to arrange a permit and this is relatively easy.
FLYING OVER THE EVENT
The new venue borders the Tankwa Karoo National Park. Pilots wanting to fly over the event need to be aware of the following restrictions and plan a flight path accordingly.
No flying under 2500ft in a national park or else risk a fine of R5 million rand or 5 years imprisonment.
Please refer to sections 47 and 89 FROM THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: PROTECTED AREAS ACT 57 OF 2003 1.
DRONES
Besides being an invasion of privacy, drones are also not allowed to be flown close to an active airstrip.
With this in mind, and because of Civil Aviation Authority regulations, RECREATIONAL DRONES ARE NOT PERMITTED AT AFRIKABURN.
There are four reasons why we don't allow drones:
1. It's illegal to fly a drone in proximity to people.
2. It's dangerous.
3. It's an invasion of privacy - they would have to get CONSENT(permission) from EVERYONE on the binnekring or anyone sitting on a throne before filming.
4. We lie in a buffer zone for a national park and drones are prohibited due to the risk of poaching, as well as animal and visitors disturbance.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
Great, email us at airspace@afrikaburn.com