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Airports In Botswana
This is a list of airports in Botswana, sorted by location. Note: Only airports with an ICAO airport code and/or IATA airport code have been included. Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines. Airports See also * Transport in Botswana * List of airports by ICAO code: F#FB - Botswana * Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Africa#Botswana References * * - includes IATA codes Great Circle Mapper: Airports in Botswana* Airport records for Botswana at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-08-21 {{Africa in topic, List of airports in Lists of airports by country, Botswana Airports in Botswana, Botswana transport-related lists, Airports Lists of buildings and structures in Botswana, Airports Lists of airports in Africa, Botswana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airports
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. They usually consist of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface such as a runway for a plane to take off and to land or a helipad, and often includes adjacent utility buildings such as control towers, hangars and terminals, to maintain and monitor aircraft. Larger airports may have airport aprons, taxiway bridges, air traffic control centres, passenger facilities such as restaurants and lounges, and emergency services. In some countries, the US in particular, airports also typically have one or more fixed-base operators, serving general aviation. Airport operations are extremely complex, with a complicated system of aircraft support services, passenger services, and aircraft control services contained within the operation. Thus airports can be major employers, as well as important hubs for touris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North-West District (Botswana)
The North-West District or Ngamiland is one of the first-level administrative subdivisions of Botswana. For census and administrative purposes Ngamiland is subdivided into Ngamiland East, Ngamiland West and Ngamiland Delta ( Okavango). It is governed by a District Commissioner, appointed by the national government, and the elected North-West District Council. The administrative centre is Maun. As of 2011, the total population of the district was 175,631 compared to 142,970 in 2001. The growth rate of population during the decade was 2.08. The total number of workers constituted 32,471 with 16,852 males and 15,621 females, with a majority of them involved in agriculture. Maun, the Tsodilo Hills, the Moremi Game Reserve, the Gchwihaba (Drotsky's) Caves, the Aha Hills (on the border with Namibia), the Nhabe Museum in Maun, and Maun Educational Park are the major tourist attractions in the district. History In the late 18th century, the Tswana people, primarily herders, began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chobe District
Chobe District is an administrative district in the northern part of Botswana, with the headquarters in Kasane. In 2001 it was merged with Ngamiland, and until 2006 it shared with Ngamiland the North-West District Council as local government. Chobe National Park is in the Chobe District. As of 2011, the total population of the district was 23,347 compared to 18,258 in 2001. The growth rate of population during the decade was 2.49. The total number of workers constituted 12,059 with 6,113 males and 5,947 females, with majority of them working in public administration. Kasane and Chobe National Park, the second largest national park in the country, are the major tourist attractions in the district. Chobe National Park also has the largest population of elephants in Africa. The district shares the international border of the country with Namibia and Zambia in the north, Zimbabwe in the east, and also the district borders along North-West district of the country. The District is m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasane
Kasane is a town in Botswana, close to Africa's 'Four Corners', where the borders of Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe almost meet. The town is at the far northeastern corner of Botswana where it serves as the administrative center of the Chobe District. The population of Kasane was 9,244 at the 2011 census. Kasane briefly obtained international fame as the location of the remarriage of Elizabeth Taylor to Richard Burton, in 1975. Transport The town lies on the south bank of the wide Chobe River which forms the border with the extreme tip of Namibia's Caprivi Strip. The Namibian island of Impalila lies opposite the town on the north bank of the river, and there is a border crossing by passenger ferry to Namibia. About to the east of Kasane is the village of Kazungula, where Botswana has of frontage to the Zambezi river immediately below its confluence with the Chobe River. Here the Kazungula border post serves the Kazungula Bridge crossing to Kazungula in Zambia on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasane Airport
Kasane International Airport is an airport serving Kasane, a town in the Chobe District of Botswana. The airport is located along the A33 road, south of the town and south of the border with Namibia. Air Botswana provides scheduled service between Kasane and Gaborone on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. Numerous charter flight operators offer flights to other destinations in the vicinity. Because it is near Chobe National Park, the airport is mainly used for tourism. Most lodges in the Kasane area provide shuttles from and to the airport. A bus shuttle is available for travel to Victoria Falls in Zambia and Zimbabwe. History The present terminal was opened on 22 February 2018. It replaced the original terminal building which opened in 1991. The Kasane VOR station and ADF system are situated at the airport. Airlines and destinations Charter operators * Wilderness Air – Windhoek to Kasane * Moremi Air Services See also *Transport in Botswana Transportation in B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanye, Botswana
Kanye is a village in southern Botswana, located south-west of the capital, Gaborone. It is the administrative centre of the Southern District, Botswana, Southern District, and had a population of 48,028 as of the 2022 Population and Housing Census. This is an increase compared to the 45,196 of the 2011 Botswana Population and Housing Census, 2011 census, making it the ninth-largest village in the country. Kanye is the traditional capital of the Bangwaketse, Ngwaketse tribe, who first settled in the area in the 1790s. The village is the longest continuously-occupied tribal capital in the country. Geography Kanye lies on a series of hills which form a natural protective barrier against the sands of the Kalahari Desert. The hills extend into the Bushveld region of South Africa. The most notable hill in Kanye is Kgwakgwe hill. There are reports of Manganese Mineralization (soil science), mineralization at Kgwakgwe Hill valued at over 3 billion US dollars, and Giyani Metals is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanye Airport
Kanye Airport is an airport serving the town of Kanye, Botswana. The runway is south of the town. See also * *Transport in Botswana Transportation in Botswana is provided by an extensive network of railways, highways, ferry services and air routes that criss-cross the country. The transport sector in Botswana played an important role in economic growth following its independen ... * List of airports in Botswana References External linksOpenStreetMap - Kanye * Airports in Botswana {{Botswana-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kang, Botswana
Kang ( ǃXóõ: ′ǀná̰m) is a village in Kgalagadi District of Botswana. Geography It is situated in the Kalahari Desert on the Trans-Kalahari Highway between Ghanzi in the north and Sekoma in the south. Kang provides access to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in the south-west and the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in the north-east. The route via Ghanzi reaches the Namibian border, whilst that to Sekoma leads to Gaborone, the capital of Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou .... Demographics The population was 5,985 according to the 2011 census. The village is growing rapidly. Governance Kang falls under the Kgalagadi North constituency, whose Member of Parliament is Hon. Talita Monnakgotla. The village is divided into seven wards: Gasekgalo, Gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kang Airport
Kang Airport is an airport serving the village of Kang, in the Kgalagadi District of Botswana. The Kang VOR (Ident: KGV) is located on field. See also * *Transport in Botswana Transportation in Botswana is provided by an extensive network of railways, highways, ferry services and air routes that criss-cross the country. The transport sector in Botswana played an important role in economic growth following its independen ... * List of airports in Botswana References External linksOpenStreetMap - Kang * Airports in Botswana Kgalagadi District {{Botswana-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern District (Botswana)
Southern is one of the districts of Botswana. The capital of Southern district is Kanye, home to the Bangwaketse and Barolong in Botswana. The Southern district is home to Botswana's second largest beef farmers where there are large privately owned ranges, and several government run beef ranges which provide agricultural support to the local farmers. Maize and sorghum, Botswana's staple crop, are also raised in the area. Southern district is where the third diamond mine of Botswana was found (the Jwaneng diamond mine), which buoys Botswana's economic state of prosperity. It was the first district to house the capital city before being moved to Gaborone after independence. In the south, Southern borders the North West Province of South Africa. Domestically, it borders South-East District in east, Kweneng District in north, Kgalagadi District and south west. As of 2011, the total population of the district was 197,767 compared to 171,652 in 2001. The growth rate of popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jwaneng
Jwaneng is a town located in the Southern District of Botswana, but it is not part of this, being a separate district, with its own Town Council. History The town was formed around the Jwaneng diamond mine, considered the richest in the world in terms of its content of gem-quality diamonds. At its inception it was a 'closed town', meaning that in order to live there permission was needed from the owners of the mine, Debswana. In 2015, Jwaneng had 13,162 residents. It was identified as the second richest village in Botswana, with a poverty rate of less than 3%. Transportation The town and the mine are served by the Jwaneng Airport. Sport As of 2023, Jwaneng Galaxy F.C. are the reigning champions of the Botswana Premier League The Botswana Premier League is the highest level Association football, football league in Botswana. Organised by the Botswana Football Association, the league was formed in 1978 to replace the pre-independence Bechuanaland Union African Soccer L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jwaneng Airport
Jwaneng Airport is an airport serving Jwaneng, a town in the Southern District of Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou .... It is owned by Debswana, which also owns the Jwaneng diamond mine. There is no scheduled airline service. The Jwaneng non-directional beacon (Ident: JWN) is located on the field. See also * * Transport in Botswana * List of airports in Botswana References External linksOurAirports - Jwaneng * Airports in Botswana [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
