# Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE / FBSK)

**Sir Seretse Khama International Airport** (IATA: GBE, ICAO: FBSK) is a large airport in Gaborone, Gaborone (city), Botswana. It opened in 1984. It has one runway, 4,000 m (13,123 ft) long, concrete. In 2024 it handled 408 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GBE / FBSK
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Gaborone, Gaborone (city), Botswana
- Opened: 1984
- Elevation: 1,006 m / 3,299 ft
- Coordinates: -24.5552, 25.9182
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,000 m / 13,123 ft
- Passengers: 407,813 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Gaborone
- Website: https://www.caab.co.bw/sir-seretse-khama-international-airport/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Seretse_Khama_International_Airport (29 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1327949
- Weather station: FBSK · WMO 68240
- Ident: FBSK

## Timeline

- 1984: Sir Seretse Khama International Airport opens.
- 11 Oct 1999: 1999 Air Botswana incident. 1 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 4,000 m / 13,123 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 062° / 242° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 401,100 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 384,376 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 382,280 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 402,865 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 424,640 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 444,473 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 470,972 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 117,227 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 146,162 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 303,700 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 353,365 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 407,813 | Wikidata |

## Routes

9 destinations in 5 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (9)

- [JNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faor.md) O.R. Tambo International Airport · South Africa · 293 km / 182 mi · Air Botswana, Airlink
- [FRW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fbft.md) Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport · Botswana · 410 km / 255 mi · Air Botswana
- [MUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fbmn.md) Maun International Airport · Botswana · 570 km / 354 mi · Air Botswana
- [BBK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fbke.md) Kasane International Airport · Botswana · 752 km / 467 mi · Air Botswana
- [DUR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fale.md) King Shaka International Airport · South Africa · 762 km / 473 mi · Air Botswana
- [WDH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fywh.md) Hosea Kutako International Airport · Namibia · 891 km / 554 mi · Air Botswana
- [HRE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fvha.md) Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport · Zimbabwe · 911 km / 566 mi · Air Botswana
- [LUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/flls.md) Kenneth Kaunda International Airport · Zambia · 1,059 km / 658 mi · Air Botswana
- [CPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fact.md) Cape Town International Airport · South Africa · 1,264 km / 785 mi · Air Botswana, Airlink

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

- BP [Air Botswana](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-botswana) · 9

### Passenger (1)

- 4Z [Airlink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airlink) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 408K (2024) | #1,201 of 3,974 | #80 in Africa | #1 in BW |
| Longest runway | 4,000 m / 13,123 ft | =111 of 29,858 | =14 in Africa | #1 in BW |
| Elevation | 1,006 m / 3,299 ft | #4,767 of 43,403 | #1,130 in Africa | #27 in BW |
| Age | Opened 1984 | =8,717 of 15,079 | =99 in Africa | #2 in BW |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =3 in BW |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | GABORONE APP | 128.200 |
| GND | KHAMA GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | KHAMA TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [FBMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bw-0036.md) Matsieng Aerodrome · 28 km / 17 mi
- [ZA-0230](https://dromopedia.com/airports/za-0230.md) Madikwe West Airport · 43 km / 27 mi
- [ZA-0297](https://dromopedia.com/airports/za-0297.md) Madikwe East Airport · 53 km / 33 mi
- [ZA-0070](https://dromopedia.com/airports/za-0070.md) Batavia Airport · 64 km / 40 mi
- [FBPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fbtp.md) Thebephatshwa Airport · 69 km / 43 mi
- [ZA-0089](https://dromopedia.com/airports/za-0089.md) Lobatse Southeast Airport · 77 km / 48 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: “Sir Seretse Khama International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sir_Seretse_Khama_International_Airport&oldid=1373850558), revision of 8 Sep 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/fbsk/data