Airports / South Africa / MBD
Mmabatho International Airport
FAMM / MBDMafeking, South AfricaELEV 4,181 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
74 nm
To the nearest alternate
Morningside Farm Airport (FAMS).
Overview
Mmabatho International Airport (FAMM / MBD) sits in Mafeking, South Africa, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 4,181 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
MBD has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Morningside Farm Airport (FAMS, 74 nm), Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE, 77 nm), and Vryburg Airport (VRU, 84 nm).
Quotes for flights out of MBD vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Mafikeng. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from MBD, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
FAMM
IATA
MBD
FAA / Local
FAMM
Elevation
4,181 ft
Coordinates
25.7984° S · 25.5480° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs South Africa fields
state range 20–5,700 ft
At 4,181 ft, MBD sits higher than 69% of the 62 South Africa fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 74nmFAMSMorningside Farm AirportSilveroaks
- 77nmGBESir Seretse Khama International AirportGaborone
- 84nmVRUVryburg AirportVryburg
- 86nmJWAJwaneng AirportJwaneng
- 90nmKXEP C Pelser AirportKlerksdorp
- 92nmNTYPilanesberg International AirportPilanesberg
Location
Open the full mapFAMM · Mmabatho International Airport · Mafeking, South Africa