# Maun International Airport (MUB / FBMN)

**Maun International Airport** (IATA: MUB, ICAO: FBMN) is a large airport in Maun, North West District, Botswana. It opened in 1964. It has one runway, 2,000 m (6,562 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana. In 2018 it handled 271 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MUB / FBMN
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana
- Serves: Maun, North West District, Botswana
- Opened: 1964
- Elevation: 943 m / 3,093 ft
- Coordinates: -19.9705, 23.4314
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 m / 6,562 ft
- Passengers: 271,414 (2018)
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Gaborone
- Website: https://www.caab.co.bw/maun-international-airport
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maun_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121760
- Weather station: FBMN · WMO 68032
- Ident: FBMN

## Timeline

- 1964: Maun International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 2,000 m / 6,562 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 066° / 246° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | 247,334 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 271,414 | Wikidata |

## Routes

9 destinations in 6 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (8)

- [BBK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fbke.md) Kasane International Airport · Botswana · 300 km / 186 mi · Air Botswana
- [VFA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fvfa.md) Victoria Falls International Airport · Zimbabwe · 328 km / 204 mi · Air Botswana
- [GBE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fbsk.md) Sir Seretse Khama International Airport · Botswana · 570 km / 354 mi · Air Botswana
- [WDH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fywh.md) Hosea Kutako International Airport · Namibia · 678 km / 421 mi · Air Botswana
- [JNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faor.md) O.R. Tambo International Airport · South Africa · 844 km / 524 mi · CemAir, Air Botswana, Airlink
- [NLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/flsk.md) Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport · Zambia · 949 km / 590 mi · Ethiopian Airlines
- [CPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fact.md) Cape Town International Airport · South Africa · 1,628 km / 1,012 mi · Air Botswana, Airlink
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 3,632 km / 2,257 mi · Ethiopian Airlines

### Seasonal (2)

- [MPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fykm.md) Katima Mulilo Airport · Namibia · 271 km / 168 mi · Westair Aviation
- [WDH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fywh.md) Hosea Kutako International Airport · Namibia · 678 km / 421 mi · Westair Aviation

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

- MKB [Mack Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mack-air)

### Passenger (5)

- BP [Air Botswana](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-botswana) · 6
- 4Z [Airlink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airlink) · 2
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 2
- WV [Westair Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westair-aviation) · 2 · seasonal
- 5Z [CemAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cemair) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 271K (2018) | #1,393 of 3,974 | #91 in Africa | #2 in BW |
| Longest runway | 2,000 m / 6,562 ft | =3,840 of 29,858 | =442 in Africa | =5 in BW |
| Elevation | 943 m / 3,093 ft | #5,257 of 43,403 | #1,271 in Africa | #86 in BW |
| Age | Opened 1964 | =5,263 of 15,079 | =67 in Africa | #1 in BW |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =3 in BW |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | AFIS | 118.700 |
| APP | APP | 126.000 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [BW-0070](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bw-0070.md) Matsaudi Airstrip · 21 km / 13 mi
- [BW-0071](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bw-0071.md) Kiri-Waka Airstrip · 31 km / 19 mi
- [BW-0039](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bw-0039.md) Sanctuary Stanley Airport · 41 km / 26 mi
- [BW-0058](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bw-0058.md) Gorokwe Airport · 43 km / 27 mi
- [BW-0007](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bw-0007.md) Santawani Airport · 55 km / 34 mi
- [BW-0030](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bw-0030.md) Chitabe Airstrip · 56 km / 35 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: “Maun Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maun_Airport&oldid=1364139114), revision of 14 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/fbmn/data