Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport lies in the tropics at 21.16° S, 27.47° E, on Africa/Gaborone time (UTC+2). Tropical airports contend with heat and humidity, both of which thin the air and lengthen takeoff runs, and with convective storms that build fast in the afternoon.
Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport has 2 runways. The longest, 13/31, measures 9,843 ft by 148 ft, which puts the field in the widebody capable category: twin-aisle aircraft can use it, and narrowbodies have length to spare. The surface is asphalt. Both are lit for night operations.
Runway 13/31 is aligned roughly south-east/north-west, which is the clearest hint you get about the prevailing wind here: runways are built to face the wind that blows most often, because aircraft take off and land into it. With 2 runways across 2 different headings, crews can pick whichever best suits the wind.
The runways are not interchangeable. 11/29 is 7,218 ft against 13/31's 9,843 ft, a difference of 2,625 ft, so the shorter one generally takes regional traffic while the longer handles anything heavy.