AirportsPhillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport is a large airport serving Francistown, in Francistown (city), Botswana. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is FRW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- FRW
- ICAO code
- FBPM
- City
- Francistown
- State or region
- Francistown (city)
- Country
- Botswana
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 21.1592° S, 27.4688° E
- Elevation
- 1,001 m (3,283 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, FRW means Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FBPM. 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 21.1592° S, 27.4688° E. It stands 1,001 metres (3,283 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Gaborone, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 5 airports of Botswana on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 11/29 | 2,200 m 7,218 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International AirportBulawayo, Zimbabwe | BUQ | 175 km |
| Polokwane International AirportPolokwane, South Africa | PTG | 362 km |
| Victoria Falls International AirportVictoria Falls, Zimbabwe | VFA | 381 km |
| Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International AirportLivingstone, Zambia | LVI | 409 km |
| Sir Seretse Khama International AirportGaborone | GBE | 410 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,674 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,666 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,976 km | 7 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,523 km | 10 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,444 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,385 km | 20 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,668 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,329 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,472 km | 14 h 20 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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