Back Sir Seretse Khama Internasionale Lughawe Afrikaans مطار سير سيريتسي خاما الدولي Arabic Seretse Khama International Airport CEB Letiště Gaborone Czech Flughafen Gaborone German Aeropuerto Internacional Sir Seretse Khama Spanish فرودگاه بینالمللی سر سرتزه خاما Persian Sir Seretse Khaman kansainvälinen lentoasema Finnish Aéroport international de Gaborone French Sir Seretse Khama nemzetközi repülőtér Hungarian
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana | ||||||||||
| Serves | Gaborone | ||||||||||
| Location | Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Air Botswana | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,299 ft / 1,006 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°33′19″S 025°55′06″E / 24.55528°S 25.91833°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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  GBE Location within Botswana | |||||||||||
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Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (IATA: GBE, ICAO: FBSK), located 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of downtown Gaborone, is the main international airport of the capital city of Botswana. The airport is named after Sir Seretse Khama, the first president of Botswana.[3] It was opened in 1984 to handle regional and international traffic. It has the largest passenger movement in the country. In 2017 the airport got its first special economic zone which would house in the following departments: CAAB, Botswana Innovation Hub, ITPA and diamond hub for diamond sector.[4][5]
- ^ Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana–Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Transport & Infrastructure Statistics Report 2021" (PDF; 2.079 KB). statsbots.org.bw. Statistics Botswana. p. 46. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Ministry of Works & Transport. Department of Civil Aviation". Department of Civil Aviation. 2005. Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ^ "Appointment for Sir Seretse Khama International Airport". Royal HaskoningDHV. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Botswana plans Special Economic Zone to house diamond trading hub". Namibia Economist. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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