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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.[3] It was opened in 1984 to handle regional and international traffic. 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.[4][5]

Sir Seretse Khama
International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of Botswana
ServesGaborone
LocationGaborone, Botswana
Hub forAir Botswana
Elevation AMSL3,299 ft / 1,006 m
Coordinates24°33′19″S 025°55′06″E
Websitewww.caab.co.bw
Map
GBE
Location within Botswana
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 13,123 4,000[1] Concrete
Statistics (2020)
Passengers 117,227[2]

Airlines and destinations


AirlinesDestinations
Air BotswanaCape Town, Francistown, Harare, Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo, Kasane, Lusaka, Maun
AirlinkJohannesburg–O. R. Tambo
Ethiopian AirlinesAddis Ababa1

^1 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.


Incidents and accidents


Further information: 1999 Air Botswana incident

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.[6]


Statistics


Fiscal yearPassengersRef
2014/15740 733[7]
2015/16727 912[8]
Air Botswana ATR 72-500 at Khama Airport in 2011.
Air Botswana ATR 72-500 at Khama Airport in 2011.

Botswana Defence Force Air Wing


Botswana Defence Force Air Wing VIP Flight Wing is based at the airport.


References


  1. Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana–Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. https://www.statsbots.org.bw/sites/default/files/publications/2020%20Transport%20and%20Infrastrucutre%20Statistics%20Report.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. "Ministry of Works & Transport. Department of Civil Aviation". Department of Civil Aviation. 2005. Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
  4. "Appointment for Sir Seretse Khama International Airport". Royal HaskoningDHV. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  5. "Botswana plans Special Economic Zone to house diamond trading hub". Namibia Economist. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  6. "ASN Aircraft accident ATR-42-320 A2-ABB Gaborone–Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE)". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. 18 November 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  7. http://www.caab.co.bw/wp-content/uploads/12601-CAAB-Annual-Report-2015-2016-version-7-facing-pages.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  8. http://www.caab.co.bw/wp-content/uploads/12601-CAAB-Annual-Report-2015-2016-version-7-facing-pages.pdf [bare URL PDF]


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На других языках

[de] Flughafen Gaborone

Der Internationale Flughafen Sir Seretse Khama (kurz SSKA, englisch Sir Seretse Khama International Airport) ist der Flughafen der botswanischen Hauptstadt Gaborone. Sein Name verweist auf den ersten Präsidenten des Landes Sir Seretse Khama. Er liegt 15 Kilometer nördlich der Stadt und ist Heimatbasis der Air Botswana.
- [en] Sir Seretse Khama International Airport

[es] Aeropuerto Internacional Sir Seretse Khama

El Aeropuerto Internacional Sir Seretse Khama (IATA: GBE, OACI: FBSK) ubicado a 15 km al norte de Gaborone es el principal aeropuerto internacional de la capital de Botsuana. El aeropuerto debe su nombre a Seretse Khama, primer presidente de Botsuana.[1]

[fr] Aéroport international de Gaborone

L'aéroport international de Gaborone ou « aéroport international Sir Seretse Khama » (code IATA : GBE • code OACI : FBSK) est un aéroport domestique et international desservant la ville de Gaborone, capitale du Botswana. Elle est située au sud-est du Botswana, près du fleuve Notwani, à 15 km seulement de la frontière sud-africaine.

[it] Aeroporto Internazionale Sir Seretse Khama

L'aeroporto Internazionale Sir Seretse Khama (IATA: GBE, ICAO: FBSK) è un aeroporto botswano situato a 15 km a nord dal centro di Gaborone, la capitale del Botswana.


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