Airports: Botswana
The METAR and TAF decoder database holds 78 airports in Botswana. 15 of them have an IATA code and every one has an ICAO code, which in this country starts with FB. For every airport on the list below the site shows the current METAR and the TAF forecast decoded into plain English, together with a map, runway data and a clock in the airport's local time.
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All airports in Botswana
- Abu Airport (Abu's Camp) FBAB
- Bokspits Airport FBBS
- Bottle Pan Airport FBBP
- Camp Okavango Airport FBCO
- Cement Airport FBCM
- Chandia Airstrip FBCD
- Chitabe Airstrip FBCT
- Chobe Airport (Linyanti) FBCH
- Deception Valley Airport (Deception Valley Lodge) FBDV
- Delta Camp Airport FBDT
- Ghanzi Airport FBGZ
- Goodhope Airport FBGH
- Gope Airport FBGP
- Grassland Airport (Grassland Lodge) FBGS
- Grundy's Airport (Grundy's Lodge) FBGY
- Guma Airport FBGU
- Gumare Airport FBGM
- Gundingwa Airport FBGD
- Gweta Airport FBGW
- Haina Ventures Airport (Hainaveld) FBHV
- Hukuntsi Airport FBHK
- Hunda Airport (Tubu Tree Camp) FBHU
- Jao Airport (Jao Camp) FBJA
- Jwaneng Airport FBJW
- Kaa Airport FBKA
- Kanana Airport (Kanana Camp) FBKK
- Kang Airport FBKG
- Kanye Airport FBKY
- Kasane International Airport FBKE
- Khwai River Lodge Airport FBKR
- Kings Pool Airport FBKP
- Kiri Airport (Kiri Camp) FBKI
- Kwando Lagoon Airport (Lagoon Camp) FBKD
- Kwando Lebala Airport (Lebala Camp) FBKW
- Limpopo-Lipadi Airport FBLL
- Linyanti Airport FBLN
- Machaneng Airport FBMG
- Makalamabedi Airport FBMM
- Mamuno Airport FBMU
- Matsieng Aerodrome (Rasesa) FBMA
- Maun International Airport FBMN
- Mombo Camp Airport FBMB
- Moremi Crossing Airstrip FBNW
- Motopi Airport FBMO
- Nata Airport FBNT
- Nokaneng Airport FBNN
- Nxabega Airport FBNB
- Nxamaseri Airport (Nxamaseri Lodge) FBNX
- Oakdene Airport FBOD
- Okwa Airport FBOK
- Omdop Airport (Duba Plains Camp) FBOM
- Orapa Airport FBOR
- Palapye Airport FBPY
- Pandamatenga Airport FBPA
- Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport (Francistown) FBPM
- Saile Airport FBSI
- Santawani Airport (Santawani Lodge) FBST
- Savuti Airport FBSV
- Selebi Phikwe Airport FBSP
- Selinda Airport FBSL
- Seronga Airport FBSG
- Shakawe Airport FBSW
- Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (Gaborone) FBSK
- Sua Pan Airport (Sowa) FBSN
- Thebephatshwa Airport FBPT
- Tonunga Airport FBTN
- Tsau Airport FBTU
- Tshabong Airport FBTS
- Tsigaro Airport (Jack's Camp) FBJC
- Tsodilo Hills Airport FBTH
- Tuli Lodge Airport FBTL
- Vumbura Airport FBVM
- Xai Xai Airport (Xaxa) FBXA
- Xaxaba Airport FBXB
- Xigera Airport FBXI
- Xorogom Airport FBXR
- Xudum Airport FBXX
- Xugana Airport FBXG
Largest airports in Botswana
The most significant airports in the database for this country are Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (Gaborone) (FBSK/GBE), Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport (Francistown) (FBPM/FRW), Kasane International Airport (FBKE/BBK), Maun International Airport (FBMN/MUB) and Selebi Phikwe Airport (FBSP/PKW).
Weather reports identify an airport by its four-letter ICAO code, not by the IATA code - which is why the METAR for FBSK is available even for airports with no ticketing code. The airports of Botswana are spread across 73 municipalities listed in the database.
Airports by classification
How the airports break down: small airports and airfields - 71; large airports - 4; medium-sized airports - 3.
The classification comes from OurAirports and describes the size of the infrastructure, not passenger traffic. Regular METAR and TAF reports come mostly from the larger airports; small airfields often publish none at all - in that case the nearest reporting station is listed in the "nearby airports" section of the airport page.
Geographic span and time zones
The northernmost airport in the database is Kasane International Airport (FBKE/BBK) (17°50'S), the southernmost is Bokspits Airport (FBBS) (26°53'S). East to west the extremes are Tuli Lodge Airport (FBTL/TLD) (29°08'E) and Mamuno Airport (FBMU) (20°02'E).
The highest airport is Goodhope Airport (FBGH) at 4,250 ft / 1,295 m above sea level, the lowest is Tuli Lodge Airport (FBTL/TLD) (1,772 ft / 540 m). Elevation matters when reading a report: METAR cloud bases are given above aerodrome level, not above mean sea level.
The airports here sit in 5 time zones: Africa/Gaborone, Africa/Harare, Africa/Johannesburg, Africa/Luanda and Africa/Windhoek. METAR and TAF are always issued in UTC (the "Z" suffix), which is why every airport page runs a clock in the airport's own local time next to the report.
METAR and TAF for airports in Botswana
Each airport page shows the raw METAR plus a full decode: flight category (VFR, MVFR, IFR, LIFR), wind direction and speed with gusts, visibility, weather phenomena, cloud layers with their bases, temperature, dew point and QNH pressure. The TAF forecast is split into its validity periods including the change groups (BECMG, TEMPO, PROB).
METAR is normally issued every 30 or 60 minutes and TAF four times a day, with extra amendments when conditions change. The data comes from the Aviation Weather Center (NOAA) and is fetched live on every visit.