Selebi-Phikwe Airport
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Selebi-Phikwe Airport is an airport
in Selebi-Phikwe, a town located in the Central District
of Botswana
. Both the town and airport names are sometimes given as Selebi Phikwe.
The airport is about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southeast of the city. It is also near the gateway of the Tuli Lodge area, where wildlife and resorts are popular. No scheduled services currently operate at the airport. Private and charter traffic serve the airport.
of 2925 feet (892 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 12/30 with an asphalt
surface measuring 1780 by 30 m (5,839.9 by 98.4 ).
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
in Selebi-Phikwe, a town located in the Central District
Central District (Botswana)
Central is the largest of Botswana's districts in terms of area and population. It encompasses the traditional homeland of the Bamangwato people. Some of the most politically connected Batswana have come from the Central District, including former President Sir Seretse Khama, former President...
of Botswana
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
. Both the town and airport names are sometimes given as Selebi Phikwe.
The airport is about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southeast of the city. It is also near the gateway of the Tuli Lodge area, where wildlife and resorts are popular. No scheduled services currently operate at the airport. Private and charter traffic serve the airport.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 2925 feet (892 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 12/30 with an asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
surface measuring 1780 by 30 m (5,839.9 by 98.4 ).