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Botswana

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National Commercial Aviation & Runway Registry (ISO: BW)
2 Commercial Aerodromes
Longest National Runway
13,123 ft
4,000 meters
Indexed Commercial Hubs
2
Paved primary runways (≥3,000 ft)

Botswana Runway Facts at a Glance

Top 2 longest runways: #1 Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) 13,123 ft; #2 Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport (FRW) 9,843 ft. The gap from GBE to FRW is 3,280 ft.

Elevation: Highest: Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) at 3,299 ft (1,006 m); lowest: FRW at 3,283 ft, a spread of 16 ft.

Runway count: 2 published airports, 3 active runways in total; 1 with 1 active runway, 1 with 2 active runways.

National Runway Inventory & Ranking Table

Commercial aerodromes in Botswana ordered by longest active runway dimension.

National Rank Aerodrome Name IATA Municipality Longest Runway Elevation Published Global Rank
#1 in BW Sir Seretse Khama International Airport GBE Gaborone 13,123 ft (4000m) 3,299 ft tied #56 of 650
#2 in BW Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport FRW Francistown 9,843 ft (3000m) 3,283 ft tied #603 of 650