How to get to Parys, Free State
From the North - Johannesburg, Pretoria, Limpopo Province and Mpumalanga. Take the N1 South, go through the Grasmere Toll Gate. Stay on the N1 until you cross the Vaal River. Take the next turn off to Parys/Sasolburg. Turn right. Drive on for another 20km into Parys. Stay on the main road and follow the direction boards to the Expo at the Ride Arena (previously the ARWA building).
From the South - Cape Town, Kimberley, Bloemfontein,Welkom, Kroonstad, etc. Take the N1 North to Kroonstad. Stay on the N1 until you are just past Kroonstad where you will find a turn off to Parys. Stay on this road, pass Vredefort and do another 16km to Parys. Follow the direction boards to the Expo at the Ride Arena (previously the ARWA building).
From Klerksdorp and further West. Go through Potchefstroom and take the road directly to Parys. Cross the Vaal River into Parys and follow the direction boards to the Ride Arena (previously the ARWA building).
From Carletonville and further North West. Take the road from Carletonville, via Fochville, over Ertjiesberg to Parys. Cross the Vaal River into Parys and follow the direction boards to the Ride Arena (previously the ARWA building).
Via aeroplane. The Parys airfield is 4740 feet above sea level. The main runway is 4700 feet long with two runways, 06 and 24. There is a short grass cross-runway that is usable for landings; it is only about 2000 feet long with headings 11 and 29. The airfield is unmanned and has its own radio frequency - 123,5 MHz. Since the CAA messed up with its previous edition of the AIP please also monitor the frequency 124,8 MHz. Aviators with older frequency charts may not be using the designated airfield frequency – 123,5 MHz! The airfield’s co-ordinates are 26° 53’ 14” South and 27° 30’ 19” East. Please all, FLY SAFELY, and remember to communicate on both the airfield’s unmanned frequency, 123,5 MHz and the unmanned regional frequency, 124,8 MHz.
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