AirportsKasane International Airport is a large airport serving Kasane, in Chobe District, Botswana. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BBK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BBK
- ICAO code
- FBKE
- City
- Kasane
- State or region
- Chobe District
- Country
- Botswana
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 17.8317° S, 25.1662° E
- Elevation
- 1,002 m (3,289 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,000 m (6,562 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BBK means Kasane International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FBKE. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 17.8317° S, 25.1662° E. It stands 1,002 metres (3,289 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Livingstone, about 73 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Harare, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kasane International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,000 metres (6,562 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 5 airports of Botswana on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,000 m 6,562 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International AirportLivingstone, Zambia | LVI | 69 km |
| Victoria Falls International AirportVictoria Falls, Zimbabwe | VFA | 77 km |
| Katima Mulilo AirportMpacha, Namibia | MPA | 107 km |
| Maun International AirportMaun | MUB | 300 km |
| Shakawe AirportShakawe | SWX | 357 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,598 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,633 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,800 km | 7 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,099 km | 10 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,027 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,984 km | 19 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,873 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,349 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,904 km | 14 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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