Airports / Botswana / FRW
Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport
FBPM / FRWFrancistown, BotswanaELEV 3,283 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
58 nm
To the nearest alternate
Selebi Phikwe Airport (PKW).
Overview
Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport (FBPM / FRW) is a large commercial airport serving Francistown, Botswana. The airport sits 3,283 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into FRW for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Selebi Phikwe Airport (PKW, 58 nm), Sua Pan Airport (SXN, 84 nm), and Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ, 94 nm).
Charter pricing from FRW depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Francistown.
Field capability
ICAO
FBPM
IATA
FRW
FAA / Local
FBPM
Elevation
3,283 ft
Coordinates
21.1592° S · 27.4688° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Botswana fields
state range 2,925–3,900 ft
At 3,283 ft, FRW sits lower than 43% of the 7 Botswana fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 58nmPKWSelebi Phikwe AirportSelebi Phikwe
- 84nmSXNSua Pan AirportSowa
- 94nmBUQJoshua Mqabuko Nkomo International AirportBulawayo
- 154nmHWNHwange National Park AirportGwayi River Farms
- 170nmGWEJosiah Tungamirai Air Force BaseGweru
- 195nmPTGPolokwane International AirportPolokwane
Location
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