Sir Seretse Khama International Airport

GBE FBSK  Gaborone, BW

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GBE at a glance

  • What it is: Sir Seretse Khama International Airport is a regional airport serving Gaborone, BW.
  • Codes: GBE on your ticket, FBSK on the radar.
  • Size: 1 runway at 3,299 ft above sea level.
  • Local time zone: Africa/Gaborone (UTC+2), so every time shown for GBE is local rather than UTC.
1
Runways
3299 ft
Field elevation

About Sir Seretse Khama International Airport

Sir Seretse Khama International Airport lies in the temperate mid-latitudes at 24.56° S, 25.92° E, on Africa/Gaborone time (UTC+2).

Sir Seretse Khama International Airport has 1 runway. The longest, 08/26, measures 13,123 ft by 148 ft, which puts the field in the full-length intercontinental category: a fully loaded Boeing 777 or Airbus A350 can depart for the far side of the world. The surface is concrete. It is lit for night operations.

Runway 08/26 is aligned roughly north-east/south-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. Every runway here shares that north-east/south-west alignment, so a strong crosswind means a crosswind landing rather than a switch to another strip.

Runways at GBE

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
08/26 13,123 ft (4,000 m) 148 ft Concrete Lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading rounded to ten degrees, which is why they change when the magnetic field drifts - runway numbers explained.

Airports near GBE

Great-circle distance from Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, closest first.

AirportCodeDistanceDirectionCity
O. R. Tambo JNB 292 km south-east Johannesburg
IATA / ICAO
GBE / FBSK
Location
Gaborone, BW -24.555, 25.918
Time zone
Africa/Gaborone
Opened
Website
None

Nearby and related airports

Geographically close airports and useful alternatives in BW.

JNB O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, South Africa SHO King Mswati III International Airport Mpaka, SZ MPM Maputo Airport Maputo, MZ WDH Hosea Kutako International Airport Windhoek, NA LUN Kenneth Kaunda International Airport Lusaka, ZM CPT Cape Town International Airport Cape Town, South Africa

More airports and guides connected to GBE

How a field like this runs day to day is covered in how airports work. The codes GBE and FBSK are explained in airport codes decoded.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

This profile is generated from the airport's published coordinates, elevation and runway records. It does not claim live terminal or passenger totals.

Read our airport data sourcing and review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

Frequently asked questions about GBE

What is the airport code for Sir Seretse Khama International Airport?

Sir Seretse Khama International Airport uses the IATA code GBE on tickets and baggage tags, and the ICAO code FBSK in flight plans and on radar. The leading “F” in FBSK is the region marker: ICAO codes are grouped geographically, which is why airports near each other usually share their first letter or two while their IATA codes look unrelated.

How many runways does GBE have?

Sir Seretse Khama International Airport operates 1 runway. The field sits at 3,299 ft above sea level.

What time zone is GBE in?

Sir Seretse Khama International Airport operates on Africa/Gaborone local time. Scheduled departure and arrival times for this airport are always published in local time, not UTC.

Can I track flights at GBE live?

Yes. The map on this page shows every aircraft broadcasting its position within about 55 km of Sir Seretse Khama International Airport. The boards split them into departures, arrivals and traffic passing overhead, all timed in Africa/Gaborone.