Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport

Francistown, Francistown (city) (Botswana)

IATA: FRW ICAO: FBPM

Longest Active Runway

9,843 ft

3,000 meters

Field Elevation

3,283 ft

1,001 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-21.1592°, 27.4688°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank

#2 in Botswana

Out of 10 commercial aerodromes

Global Runway Rank

#1098 Worldwide

Top 15.9% percentile

Elevation Ranking

#780 MSL

Top 12.8% percentile

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport's longest active runway measures 9,843 ft (3,000 m). It ranks as the #2 longest runway in Botswana and #1098 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
13/31	9,843 ft (3000m)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
11/29	7,218 ft (2200m)	98 ft (30m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
16/34	4,147 ft (1264m)	72 ft (22m)	`GVL`	❌ Unlighted	⛔ Closed

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database

Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01

Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock

Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle

Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/frw.json ↗