Airports / Botswana / BBK
Kasane International Airport
FBKE / BBKKasane, BotswanaELEV 3,289 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
37 nm
To the nearest alternate
Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Kasane, Botswana, Kasane International Airport (FBKE / BBK) operates as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 3,289 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list BBK as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI, 37 nm), Victoria Falls International Airport (VFA, 41 nm), and Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA, 58 nm).
Trip costs from BBK are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from BBK to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
FBKE
IATA
BBK
FAA / Local
FBKE
Elevation
3,289 ft
Coordinates
17.8317° S · 25.1662° 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 3,289 ft, BBK sits higher than 57% 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.
- 37nmLVIHarry Mwanga Nkumbula International AirportLivingstone
- 41nmVFAVictoria Falls International AirportVictoria Falls
- 58nmMPAKatima Mulilo AirportMpacha
- 116nmHWNHwange National Park AirportGwayi River Farms
- 162nmMUBMaun International AirportMaun
- 172nmSXNSua Pan AirportSowa
Location
Open the full mapFBKE · Kasane International Airport · Kasane, Botswana