Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport Francistown International Airport
IATA: FRW ICAO: FBPM
Summary
Airport type	Public / military
Owner	Government of Botswana
Operator	Civil Government (international airport) Botswana Defence Force (air base)
Serves	Francistown, Botswana
Elevation  AMSL	3,312 ft / 1,009 m
Coordinates	21°09′35″S27°28′30″E / 21.15972°S 27.47500°E / -21.15972; 27.47500
Website	caab.co.bw
Map
FRW Location of the airport in Botswana
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 11/29 2,230 7,316 Asphalt 13/31 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Sources: GCM [1]

Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport( IATA : FRW, ICAO : FBPM), also known as Francistown International Airport, serves Francistown, Botswana. The public airport, which caters to both commercial and national military's aircraft, is on the western edge of the city. The airport was named after Philip Matante. ^[2]

Contents

• Facilities
• Airline and destinations
• Botswana Defence Force Air Wing
• See also
• References
• External links

Facilities

The new terminal building opened in 2011 and the old terminal at the eastern end of the airport was transferred to the Botswana Defence Force. ^[3] There are no jet bridges, thus passengers must walk from the terminal to designated parking areas on the tarmac in front of the terminal. A new control tower was built next to the new terminal.

The passenger terminal has an arrival and departure hall. A small retail area hosts car rental companies, an ATM and a post office.^{[ citation needed ]}

Other tenants include Customs and Excise, Immigration, Meteorological Service Office, Air BP Fuels, and Air Botswana Offices.

Airline and destinations

Francistown handles domestic and regional (within Africa) flights.

Botswana Defence Force Air Wing

Francistown is home to one of three Botswana Defence Force Air Wing air bases and home to the Z3 Transport (Liaison) Squadron and the Z12 Transport Squadron.

The air base is located in the old terminal building at the east end of the airport with the large steel hangar.

See also

• Transport in Botswana
• List of airports in Botswana

References

External links

• OurAirports – Francistown Archived 19 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
• SkyVector – Francistown Archived 8 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine
• Accident history for Francistown at Aviation Safety Network
• Current weather for Francistown at NOAA / NWS