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Selebi Phikwe Airport

Selebi Phikwe, Botswana

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Selebi Phikwe Airport

Selebi Phikwe, Botswana
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Regional gateway serving Botswana's industrial mining city.

Location
Selebi Phikwe, Botswana
Selebi Phikwe Airport (IATA: PKW, ICAO: FBSP) is a small regional airport serving the town of Selebi Phikwe in eastern Botswana. The town is known for its copper-nickel mining operations, and the airport historically supported both commercial and charter traffic related to the mining industry. The airport offers limited scheduled services and primarily handles light aircraft and charter flights. It plays a modest but practical role in connecting this industrial center with Gaborone and other domestic destinations in Botswana.
Terminals
The airport has a small, basic terminal facility suited to low-volume regional and charter traffic.
Getting to & from
Ground transport between the airport and Selebi Phikwe town center is primarily available via taxis and private vehicles.
Notable facts
  • ›Serves Selebi Phikwe, one of Botswana's major industrial and mining towns.
  • ›The airport supports copper-nickel industry-related charter and light aircraft traffic.
  • ›Operates as a domestic regional airport with limited scheduled services.
  • ›The runway accommodates small to medium regional aircraft.
  • ›Botswana's Civil Aviation Authority oversees airport operations.
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Gateway to Botswana's industrial heartland amid vast savanna plains

Selebi Phikwe Airport serves the third-largest city in Botswana, a town historically built around copper and nickel mining operations. The airport handles limited scheduled and charter traffic connecting the region to Gaborone and other domestic points. Its modest infrastructure reflects the town's industrial rather than tourist character, though the surrounding bushveld offers wildlife and wilderness appeal.

Terminals
  • Main Terminal — A single small terminal building handling all arrivals, departures, and basic passenger processing for domestic and charter flights.
Ground Transport
  • Taxis available outside the terminal by arrangement or local contact
  • Car hire available through local operators in Selebi Phikwe town
  • Private transfers arranged through hotels or lodges
  • Minibus combis serving routes into the town centre
Nearby Hotels
  • Bosele Hotel
  • Phikwe Club Hotel
  • Cresta Bosele Hotel
Dining

Dining options within the airport itself are extremely limited, with basic refreshments available when the terminal is operational. The town of Selebi Phikwe nearby offers local restaurants and takeaways catering primarily to residents and mining industry workers. Visitors are advised to arrange meals through their hotel or lodge.

Traveller Tips
  • Confirm flight schedules directly with your airline as services are infrequent and subject to change
  • Pre-arrange your ground transport before arrival as taxis are not always waiting at the terminal
  • Carry local currency (Botswana Pula) as card facilities may be limited at this small airport
  • Allow extra time if connecting onward to Gaborone, as schedules can shift with minimal notice

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