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Sir Seretse Khama International Airport |
Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (IATA: GBE, ICAO: FBSK), located 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of downtown Gaborone, is the main international airport of the capital city of Botswana. The airport is named after Sir Seretse Khama, the first president of Botswana. It was opened in 1984 and offers limited capacity to handle regional and (especially) international traffic. Nonetheless, it has the largest passenger movement in the country. In 2017 the airport got its first special economic zone which will house in the following departments: CAAB, Botswana Innovation Hub, ITPA and diamond hub for diamond sector.
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Sir Seretse Khama
International Airport
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| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Operator |
Civil Government |
| Serves |
Gaborone |
| Location |
Gaborone, Botswana |
| Hub for |
Air Botswana |
| Elevation AMSL |
3,299 ft / 1,006 m |
| Coordinates |
24°33′19″S
025°55′06″E |
| Website |
www.caab.co.bw |
| Map |
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| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| 08/26 |
13,123 |
4,000 |
Concrete |
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Airlines and destinations
| Destinations |
| Air Botswana |
Cape Town, Francistown, Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo, Kasane, Maun |
| Air Namibia |
Durban1, Windhoek–Hosea Kutako |
| Airlink |
Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo |
| Ethiopian Airlines |
Addis Ababa2, Livingstone, Victoria Falls |
| Qatar Airways |
Doha3 |
| South African Express |
Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo |
^1 Air Namibia holds 5th freedom rights and serves traffic between Gaborone and Durban.
^2 This flight operates between Addis Ababa and Gaborone via Victoria Falls, however Ethiopian Airlines does not have rights to transport passengers solely between Gaborone and Victoria Falls.
^3 This flight operates between Doha and Gaborone via Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo. The airline does not have rights to transport passengers solely between Gaborone and Johannesburg.
Incidents and accidents
On 11 October 1999, an Air Botswana pilot, Captain Chris Phatswe, commandeered a parked Aérospatiale ATR 42 aircraft A2-ABB without authorization in the early morning and took off. Once in the air, he asked by radio to speak to the president, Air Botswana’s general manager, the station commander, central police station and his girlfriend, among others. Because the president was out of the country, he was allowed to speak to the vice president. In spite of all attempts to persuade him to land and discuss his grievances, he stated he was going to crash into some aircraft on the apron. After a total flying time of about 2 hours, he did two loops and then crashed at 200 knots (370 km/h; 230 mph) into Air Botswana’s two other ATR 42s parked on the apron. The captain was killed but there were no other casualties.
Airline sources say the pilot had been grounded on medical reasons, refused reinstatement and regrounded until February 2000. Air Botswana operations were crippled, as the airline temporarily only had one aircraft left – a BAe 146 that was grounded with technical problems.
Statistics
| Fiscal year |
Passengers |
| 2014/15 |
740 733 |
| 2015/16 |
727 912 |
Botswana Defence Force Air Wing
Botswana Defence Force Air Wing VIP Flight Wing is based at the airport.
Gallery
Sir Seretse Khama International Airport in Gaborone, Botswana
Construction on the airport expansion
Air Botswana ATR 72-500 at Khama Airport 2011
Airport before expansion
Old interior of Khama Airport
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| General Info
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| Country |
Botswana
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| ICAO ID |
FBSK
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| Time |
UTC+2
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| Latitude |
-24.555225
24° 33' 18.81" S
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| Longitude |
25.918208
025° 55' 05.55" E
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| Elevation |
3299 feet
1006 meters
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| Type |
Civil
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| Magnetic Variation |
015° W (05/06)
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| Near City |
Gaborone
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| Operating Hours |
SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS
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| International Clearance Status |
Airport of Entry
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| Communications
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KHAMA TWR
Opr 0400-2200Z.
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118.3
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KHAMA GND
Opr 0400-2200Z.
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121.9
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GABORONE APP
Opr 0400-2200Z.
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128.2
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| Runways
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Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 08/26 |
9843 x 148 feet
3000 x 45 meters |
CONCRETE. |
075RBWT |
NO
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| Navaids
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ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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GBV |
GABORONE |
084X |
113.7 |
5.3 NM |
076.2
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| NDB |
GBE |
GABORONE |
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311 |
4.7 NM |
256.3
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.
100/130 MIL Spec, low lead, aviation gasoline (BLUE)
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| Remarks
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| FUEL |
Avbl 0430-2000Z Mon-Fri; 0600-1630Z Sat-Sun, OT 12 hr PN. A1(Air BP) (NC-100LL)
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| OPR HOURS |
Opr 0530-1030Z and 1145-1430Z Mon-Fri.
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