Kasane Airport
Airport in Chobe District, Botswana
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Kasane International Airport (IATA: BBK, ICAO: FBKE) is an airport serving Kasane, a town in the Chobe District of Botswana. The airport is located along the A33 road, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the town and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the border with Namibia.
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New Kasane Airport, opened July 2019 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kasane, Botswana | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,290 ft / 1,003 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°49′55″S 25°9′50″E | ||||||||||
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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
Airlines and destinations
Charter operators
- Wilderness Air – Windhoek to Kasane[3]
- Moremi Air Services
- Aerial view on flight in from Livingstone, Zambia, with Chobe River
- Apron and terminal building
- International passengers arriving at terminal