AirportsSir Seretse Khama International Airport is a large airport serving Gaborone, in Gaborone (city), Botswana. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GBE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GBE
- ICAO code
- FBSK
- City
- Gaborone
- State or region
- Gaborone (city)
- Country
- Botswana
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 24.5552° S, 25.9182° E
- Elevation
- 1,006 m (3,299 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GBE means Sir Seretse Khama International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FBSK. 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 24.5552° S, 25.9182° E. It stands 1,006 metres (3,299 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
Sir Seretse Khama International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 4,000 metres (13,123 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 5 airports of Botswana on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 4,000 m 13,123 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| George Dick Montshioa AirportMafeking, South Africa | MBD | 143 km |
| Lanseria International AirportJohannesburg, South Africa | HLA | 254 km |
| O.R. Tambo International AirportJohannesburg, South Africa | JNB | 293 km |
| Polokwane International AirportPolokwane, South Africa | PTG | 368 km |
| Phillip Gaonwe Matante International AirportFrancistown | FRW | 410 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,052 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,028 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,380 km | 8 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,838 km | 11 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,539 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,421 km | 20 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,867 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,650 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,313 km | 14 h 10 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.