AirportsShakawe Airport is a small airport serving Shakawe, in North West District, Botswana. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SWX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SWX
- ICAO code
- FBSW
- City
- Shakawe
- State or region
- North West District
- Country
- Botswana
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 18.3739° S, 21.8326° E
- Elevation
- 1,030 m (3,379 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,860 m (6,102 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SWX means Shakawe Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FBSW. 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 18.3739° S, 21.8326° E. It stands 1,030 metres (3,379 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Ndiyona, about 125 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Windhoek, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Shakawe Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,860 metres (6,102 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 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,860 m 6,102 ft | not listed | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rundu AirportRundu, Namibia | NDU | 228 km |
| Maun International AirportMaun | MUB | 244 km |
| Katima Mulilo AirportMpacha, Namibia | MPA | 261 km |
| Kasane International AirportKasane | BBK | 357 km |
| Victoria Falls International AirportVictoria Falls, Zimbabwe | VFA | 424 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,903 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,956 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,058 km | 7 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,064 km | 10 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,787 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,720 km | 19 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,229 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,681 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,104 km | 15 h 05 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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