Thebephatshwa Airport Explained

Thebephatshwa Airport
Icao:FBTP
Type:Military
City-Served:Molepolole
Owner:Botswana Defence Force
Elevation-F:3750
Coordinates:-24.2208°N 25.3486°W
Pushpin Map:Botswana
Pushpin Label:FBTP
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Thebephatshwa Airport in Botswana
R1-Number:08/26
R1-Length-M:3002
R1-Surface:Asphalt/concrete
Metric-Rwy:y
R2-Number:08L/26R
R2-Length-M:2007
R2-Surface:Asphalt/concrete
Footnotes:Source: Landings.com[1] Google Maps GCM

Thebephatshwa Airport is an airport serving Molepolole, in the Kweneng District of Botswana. The airport is northwest of Molepolole.

Maparangwane Air Base

The main base has a hangar for larger aircraft and helicopter hangar located to the northeast end of the runway.

The airport also serves as one of three Botswana Defence Force Air Wing air bases. The air base is home to:

The airbase is also home to the Thebephatshwa Airbase Hospital, with two helipads.

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Notes and References

  1. http://aerobaticsweb.org/cgi-bin/search_apt?FBTP Airport record for Thebephatshwa Airport