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Sir Seretse Khama International Airport

Gaborone, Gaborone (city) (Botswana)
IATA: GBE ICAO: FBSK
Longest Active Runway
13,123 ft
4,000 meters
Field Elevation
3,299 ft
1,006 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
-24.5552°, 25.9182°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#1 in Botswana
Out of 10 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#107 Worldwide
Top 1.8% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#770 MSL
Top 12.7% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+31.2%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Sir Seretse Khama International Airport's longest active runway measures 13,123 ft (4,000 m). It ranks as the #1 longest runway in Botswana and #107 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
08/26 13,123 ft (4000m) 148 ft (45m) Concrete (CON) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ 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/gbe.json ↗