# Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport (FRW / FBPM)

**Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport** (IATA: FRW, ICAO: FBPM) is a large airport in Francistown, Francistown (city), Botswana. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,000 m (9,843 ft). It is operated by Botswana Defence Force. In 2018 it handled 37 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fbft

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: FRW / FBPM
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Botswana Defence Force
- Serves: Francistown, Francistown (city), Botswana
- Elevation: 1,001 m / 3,283 ft
- Coordinates: -21.1592, 27.4688
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,843 ft
- Passengers: 36,698 (2018)
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Gaborone
- Website: http://www.caab.co.bw/caab-content.php?cid=253
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillip_Gaonwe_Matante_International_Airport (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1657700
- Weather station: FBPM
- Ident: FBFT

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 121° / 301° | yes |
| 11/29 | 2,200 m / 7,218 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 097° / 277° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | 37,486 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 36,698 | Wikidata |

## Routes

2 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [GBE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fbsk.md) Sir Seretse Khama International Airport · Botswana · 410 km / 255 mi · Air Botswana
- [JNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faor.md) O.R. Tambo International Airport · South Africa · 559 km / 347 mi · Air Botswana

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from FRW, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- BP [Air Botswana](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-botswana) · 2

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 37K (2018) | #2,214 of 3,974 | #149 in Africa | #4 in BW |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | =1,196 of 29,858 | =185 in Africa | #3 in BW |
| Elevation | 1,001 m / 3,283 ft | #4,805 of 43,403 | #1,140 in Africa | #31 in BW |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =24 in Africa | =1 in BW |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 125.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [FBGY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fbgy.md) Grundy's Airport · 36 km / 22 mi
- [PKW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fbsp.md) Selebi Phikwe Airport · 107 km / 66 mi
- [FVKZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fvkz.md) Kezi Airport · 109 km / 68 mi
- [FVSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fvsn.md) Sun Yet Sen Airport · 110 km / 69 mi
- [BW-0053](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bw-0053.md) Mmashoro Airport · 141 km / 87 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phillip_Gaonwe_Matante_International_Airport&oldid=1366697524), revision of 29 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fbft/data